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Calcite with Quartz

$750.00

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This most aesthetic miniature hexagonal Calcite prism set amongst bunches of colourless, gemmy Quartz crystals is from the now classic Dal'negorsk mining district in Primorskiy Kray, within the Far-Eastern Region of Russia. If you are unfamiliar with the geography of this region of Russia, it follows the mainland coastline facing out towards Japan! The accompanying video shows this specimen in white LED light and ultraviolet light. The Calcite lights-up a stunning peachy orange and sheds similar coloured light across the adjacent non-fluorescent Quartz crystals. A beautiful specimen in both white and UV light!

Product details

Species
Calcite, QuartzAbout Calcite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Listed on12/02/2024
Locality
Russia, Primorsky Krai, DalnegorskRegional guide →
SKUCC31655

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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.