Calcite with Marcasite & Dolomite
stock #AX-17-1052
Benchmark Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County
New York,
United States
5.7 x 2 x 2.1 CM (cabinet)
price: $385
pre Tucson 2015 update
A exceptional and odd form with an elegant look. Sharp Dolomite crystals are sprinkled on a stalk of matrix decorated with golden Marcasites and tiny Calcites. The top of the curving finger of matrix has a light amber colored Calcite that is sharp, complete and transparent to translucent. All in all some great esthetics from the Benchmark quarry, more famed for its Herkimer style Quartz. A very fine NY Calcite!
Calcite and Realgar
stock #6.2-1010
Shimen (Jiepiayu) Mine, Shimen County, Changde Prefecture
Hunan Province,
China
9.1 x 6.3 x 5.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $225
From the incredible finds of 2002, this piece has a big gemmy lustrous compound twin Calcite crystal that stands nicely on a partial Calcite that makes a perfect base. The front side is dusted with micro xls of opaque white Calcite and some brilliant red, gemmy crystals of Realgar that reach 2 CM. There is some chipping on this piece so it is very affordably priced as a result. Still it displays well and has good visual quality.
A particularly esthetic specimen of curved-face rhombohedral Calcite crystals neatly perched on a spray of Celestite. From a great, classic US locality this has an impressive and fine form. The Calcites are undamaged, ex. Doug Ervin collection.
A fine piece from an American classic locality, the Tristate Joplin area. This was once a great producer of good minerals, it is now long gone and high quality pieces have become very scarce. This esthetic and unusually colorful piece has a 6 CM twinned butterscotch Calcite contrasting with ruby-red Sphalerites. In great condition, 1940s vintage specimen this is piece would have been far better than average back when these were plentiful. Today this quality is almost never seen.
Calcite on Flourite
stock #AX-20-158
Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County
Illinois,
United States
6.8 x 5 x 4.3 CM (cabinet)
price: $260
Delicate and esthetic slender crystals of calcite are perched in a jackstraw jumble on purple Fluorite. Despite a few cleaved tips this still displays super well. Classic old time specimen, this sort of material is now quite uncommon.
Calcite spherical
stock #0687-JM-2785
Campomorto Quarry, Montalto di Castro
Viterbo Province, Latium,
Italy
8.8 x 6.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $250
Spring 2013
Exquisite spherical calcite on basalt from a classic old location. No damage, this displays well and has a beautiful soft luster.
From a small find in the 1970's this calcite is very esthetic and colorful. The matrix is a sparkling white to light yellow druse of Calcite covered with hills of deep red to black drusy crystals. A single later generation clear crystal is perched on one side and all is well-arranged and eye-catching. A very pretty display quality specimen that is uncommon, unusual, undamaged and still affordably priced.
Calcite (frosted) on Quartz
stock #9.1-258
Rossie Lead Mine, St. Lawrence Co.
New York,
United States
4.8 x 4 CM (miniature)
price: $250
From the classic old locality of Rossie that was active from 1830 to 1860. A nicely frosted main crystal with a few smaller on the sides sits on a Quartz matrix. No damage, good clarity and some internal rainbows . This seems to be an untwinned crystal that was less common at Rossie. Calcites from here were used in many crystallographic illustrations and studies in the classic literature. These are rarely available now.
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