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Cobaltoan Calcite

$3,500.00

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Wow! I thought I'd seen some good Cobaltoan Calcites over the years, but this is a jaw dropper without question! As the accompanying dimensions indicate, at 17.5 x 13.5 x 8.8 cm this single crystal is certainly not for the feint hearted and requires centre-stage in which to display! It is from the Dal'negorsk mining region in the Far-Eastern Region of Russia. This single scalenohedral crystal is of uniform light bubble gum to coral pink with a slightly paler tip to the termination. It is translucent and the surfaces are covered with growth patterns, all with the most aesthetic glassy lustre. Scattered across the back face are remnants of a white Calcite matrix and towards the base these form parallel blades to 3 cm long encrusted with 2 mm scalenohedral crystals in parallel-growth.

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions13.5 x 17.5 x 8.8 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Russia, Primorsky Krai, DalnegorskRegional guide →
SKUCC20247

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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.