Sugar Quartz With Calcite

Sugar Quartz With CalciteOne of the most common minerals on earth, Calcite is a form of Calcium Carbonate and is one of the primary components in limestone. It is found in a vast array of forms, from prismatic crystals to fibrous wisps. Calcite is clear naturally but it can be found in a variety of brilliant colors due to the presence of chemical impurities during formation. These large, showy specimens contain chunky calcite crystals of exceptional shape draped within a

one-of-a-kind show piece contains multiple pieces of large natural uncut aquamarine with high clarity and exceptional hue

Also known as antimonite

and as a precious metal for thousands of years

with particularly high shine or uniquely shaped pieces prized by collectors

The price for this piece is for 2 individual pieces of ruby

irregular crystalline accents reminiscent of cave formations like stalactites

exceptional collector's pieces

Each contains at least one (most several) clearly visible insect

This preglabellar ring (head shield) is covered in many sensory pits which may have held hairlike features when the trilobite was alive

These white Aragonite clusters are highly variable

Discovered - 07/16/1945

often with intricate patterns and shapes