Specimen #1898

Name: Calcite on Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.6 x 7.2 x 2.5 cm

Weight: 224

Acquired: 2010-03-09

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: Ex. Charlie Key collection. Outstanding Calcite twin on a matrix on drusy Quartz and Calcite. This excellent Calcite is gemmy, lustrous, and twinned in two directions. It is 2 cm across and 2.2 cm tall. Please note that there is a small cleave along one of the back edges. Often you see these classic Wessels Calcite twins in clusters. It is very aesthetic to have one isolated and sitting up so beautifully on matrix which sparkles like sugar!

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO3) Quartz (SiO2)

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Calcite on Quartz, Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa - 7.6 x 7.2 x 2.5 cm

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Calcite on Quartz, Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Afric