Calcite, realgar - Shimen mine, China, 206 grams
Very good presentation for this piece combining calcite scalenohedra terminated on both sides with realgar crystals of an intense red color.This aesthetic mineral comes from a deposit famous for these realgars, Shimen Mine, Shimen Deposit (Huangchang Deposit), Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China.It...