Gemmy translucent rhombic Calcite on a black contrasting...

This is a classic old German calcite from the Sauerland region, with blocky, transparent crystals in wonderful condition, on a dark, contrasting matrix. Light pink fluorescence in UV SW Size : 9.2 x 10 x 4.7 cm - Weight : 486 grams Becke-Oese quarry, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany In 2004, mining was stopped, and it is certain that mining will never be carried out in the Becke again. A decision is currently being made on the further use of the quarry site.

Estimate:£0.84

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