Calcite "butterfly twins" with Hematite
stock #18.1-657
Leiping Mine, Leiping, GuiyangCo., Chenzhou Prefecture
Hunan Province,
China
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 CM (miniature)
price: $280
A juxtaposed pair of "butterfly" twin Calcites with bright faces, fine clarity and red Hematite phantoms. From the last mining at Leiping, these are excellent examples from this locality. These twins made big news in the mineral world when found in 2002, partly because they looked so much like the classic British twins from over a century ago. Sharp. clean and elegant these are modern classics that look like the vintage old world classics.
Calcite -Gem clear with phantom
stock #18.1-859
Leiping Mine, Leiping, GuiyangCo., Chenzhou Prefecture
Hunan Province,
China
4.1 x 3.6 x 2.5 CM (miniature)
price: $160
Bright luster, exceptional clarity and sharp form, a choice miniature from the now famous Leiping mine. In perfect, undamaged condition, this mine is famous for these superb Calcites and the bright Hematite phantoms. Very few have been available in recent years. Similar in form and habit to the classic English Calcites from the Iron fields in Egremont, these are far less expensive yet just as attractive.
