Calcite

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Calcite-1  Manganocalcite  $145

Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Peru

19 cm x 12 cm x 7 cm

A very large piece with extremely bright red-orange fluorescence, and crystals like the dogtooth habit.

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Calcite-2  $135

Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

8.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 3.5 cm

Crystals that look like stacks of poker chips, fanning out from the center like petals of a flower.  Deep red-orange fluorescence.

 


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Calcite-3  $85

Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

7 cm x 6 cm x 5 cm

The large crystal is incomplete on the bottom, but you don’t see that from the display side.  Crystal habit is like a stack of the “poker-chip” type.

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Calcite-4  $68

Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

5.5 cm x 5 cm x 3 cm

The largest crystal has an unusual form, like the line drawing. The fluorescence is more orange than the others.

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Calcite-5 $72

Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

8 cm x 4.8 cm x 3.6 cm

I think this crystal habit is called dogtooth. The fluorescence is more peach-orange-yellow than the others.