Quartz on Quartz replacing Calcite
stock #17.1-123
Langyang Mine
Fujian Province,
China
9.6 x 7.2 x 5.3 CM (cabinet)
price: $360
new year 2021
A very attractive, bright sparkling Quartz specimen with an unusual form that looks like snowy mountain peaks. The core of this is a cluster of scalenohedral Calcites some partly replaced by Quartz and then overgrown by a new generation of clear slender Quartz needles much like cactus spines. The core Calcite is fluorescent (red and orange) and it shines through the exterior Quartz. The specimen overall is in fine, undamaged condition only broken on the underside where this was removed. This is from a small find about 5 years ago I have not seen anything quite like this since.
Calcite
stock #17.1-125
Langyang Mine
Fujian Province,
China
6.7 x 4.7 x 4 CM (cabinet)
price: $440
Pre Holiday 2017
A stacked habit style of Calcite from a 2016 find in Fujian, China. Resembling a pagoda or a stack of umbrellas, this habit is very distinctive, and this small cabinet specimen is in excellent condition. A delicate pink to tan color, this turns a vivid red in SW ultraviolet light. The cap or top of the stack has an especially odd form with a zoned inclusion.
