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Calcite

Unknown Owner
A spectacular sharp and spikey Calcite from the one-off discovery around the year 2000 in Leiping Mine 884, Guiyang County, Hunan, China. Making this specimen even more desirable is a superb Calcite twin nestling amongst all the other crystals and measuring 2 cm from tip-to-tip. The Calcite forms elegantly slender and very sharp acicular crystals, mainly colourless and gemmy, and many tinted burnt apricot-red due to Hematite staining. A beautiful and quite unique Calcite from Leiping Mine 884 in China complete with a custom-built acrylic base with integral stand, milled recess, and name plate.

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.6 x 5.5 x 3.8 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
China, Hunan, Leiping MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$1,500.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Calcite
Mineral guide
Learn about Calcite
diverse shapes, colors, and optical quirks; widely available yet scarce elite pieces from Elmwood and Charcas drive collecting value and display.
Calcite
Regional guide
Calcite from Leiping Mine, China
from Leiping Mine, in the Leiping area of Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, is one of the unmistakable modern Chinese calcite styles: lustrous, sharp, often translucent to gemmy crystals animated by warm iron-oxide and hematite color. The best specimens do not rely on size alone. They have architecture—wing-like twins, stacked rhombs, spiky scalenohedral sprays, and multi-generation crystals where clear late calcite wraps or caps an older, rust-red included core.