Calcite with Realgar inclusions (Ref: 6.2-066)
Shimen (Jiepiayu) Mine, Shimen County, Changde Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
110mm x 70mm x 40mm
minID: 4DU-QK9
Simply incredible! A brilliant red cluster of calcite on matrix with small realgar crystals. Killer esthetics. We obtained this at the mine in 2003 and sold it shortly after- it was the best of the find. Since then we have not seen anything like this. We are pleased to have it back again for resale, The largest calcite crystal is 7.2 CM, and the piece displays well from multiple angles, but it does have a cleave on the backside. The red color on the calcite is from both a coating and inclusions that is primarily realgar, some recent analysis of similar materials have fund trace amounts of some rare rsenic minerals, this one has not been tested for those. Really striking color, the display side has no noticable damage. This will really jump out of any calcite display!From: Well-Arranged Molecules
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