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Calcite

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A parallel pair of double terminated scalenohedral Calcite crystals, each pierced and held together by a horizontal plate of likely Calcite, forms a quite unique specimen from the Dal'negorsk mining district in the Far-Eastern Region of Russia. The two scalenohedral crystals measure 4.1 and 5.4 cm respectively and are translucent, light smoky grey. Some faces are coated thinly, yet opaquely, with a mid to dark grey crust of Calcite, clay-like in appearance. The semi-transparent plate joining the two crystal is probably Calcite, but could be Cerussite or Baryte; this requires confirmation. An interesting and unusual Calcite from Dal'negorsk.\n

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.4 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Russia, Primorsky Krai, DalnegorskRegional guide →
SKUCC19396

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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 Dalnegorsk, Russia
Dalnegorsk is one of those mineral names that experienced collectors read almost as a guarantee of sharp form, strong association, and geological complexity. Calcite from the district is not a single “look,” but a family of looks: water-clear trigonal prisms, pale honey to colorless scalenohedra, pink manganese-bearing crystals, flattened rhombohedral plates, nailhead forms, and complex multi-generation pieces in which one calcite habit overgrows another. The best examples have a crispness that feels almost engineered—bright faces, glassy transparency, and a habit vocabulary broad enough that two Dalnegorsk calcites can appear to have come from different countries.