Calcite, Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France - France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Details
ColorsBrown
SizeSmall
Dimensions6.0 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
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Description
A beautiful complex calcite with stunning luster and transparency from France. These limpid calcites are from a relatively recent find. According to the field collector this area is only able to be collected during times of drought due to a river that rises above the elevation of the pockets during normal flows rendering them inaccessible. Many of these specimens display very complex morphologies and twinning.
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