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 measures 8.9 cm long by 7.1 cm high and 4.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 206 grams.
Reference: 0646
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Data sheet
- Mineral
- Calcite, realgar
- Country of origin
- Shimen mine, Shimen deposit (Huangchang deposit), Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China
- Size
- 8.9 x 7.1 x 4.6 cm
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