Calcite with Stibnite inclusions
Nanping, Hechi prefecture
Guangxi Province, China
6.6 x 4.1 x 3.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $2200
Exceptional and unusually perfect, a complete, sharp, undamaged floater crystal of Calcite that is doubly terminated, gemmy and shot through with metallic crystals of Stibnite. The Stibnite is protruding on some faces and makes a great contrast. The luster on the Calcite is top notch, glassy and very hard to capture in photos. In person it is a killer. From finds in 2004-5 at Nanping in the Nandan district of Guangxi Province (China). This is the best such specimen I have seen from this long closed locale. There were not many in the find and most were both smaller and much less well-defined. A modern classic of a style that is now impossible to find on the market. A choice addition for a Calcite suite or a Chinese collection.
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Calcite with Stibnite inclusions
Nanping, Hechi prefecture
Guangxi Province, China
6.6 x 4.1 x 3.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $2200
Exceptional and unusually perfect, a complete, sharp, undamaged floater crystal of Calcite that is doubly terminated, gemmy and shot through with metallic crystals of Stibnite. The Stibnite is protruding on some faces and makes a great contrast. The luster on the Calcite is top notch, glassy and very hard to capture in photos. In person it is a killer. From finds in 2004-5 at Nanping in the Nandan district of Guangxi Province (China). This is the best such specimen I have seen from this long closed locale. There were not many in the find and most were both smaller and much less well-defined. A modern classic of a style that is now impossible to find on the market. A choice addition for a Calcite suite or a Chinese collection.
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