Detailed information
Species
Calcite, Fluorite
Dimensions
58 x 71 x 36
mm
Weight
108 g
Locality
Rosiclare Horizon, South-End, Denton Mine Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Condition
No recorded repairs
This is a really special large miniature specimen, full of gorgeous appeal and character and accentuated with backlighting, bringing the full glory of its rich, vibrant, purple-coloured Fluorite host matrix to full affect. It is from the Rosiclare Level, Denton mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA, but unusually this piece is less about the Fluorite and more about Calcite, which forms the most exquisite, gemmy, pale cream-coloured, sharp, dog's tooth-style scalenohedral Calcite crystals individually to 1.3 cm in length. These Calcite crystals, which sit upon the surface of several intergrown purple Fluorite crystals, are exceptionally sharp and a few show the beginnings of macle-style twinning. A few of the Calcite crystals have chipped terminations, but many more are perfectly intact and from a presentation point of view it displays supremely well. Ex Reverend Michael Keirle Collection (Jersey), this piece is also accompanied by earlier labels from Paul A. Lowe (Cornwall, England) and George H. Metters.
