1.35" Sparkling Double-Sided Calcite Cluster - Iowa

This is a beautiful double-sided calcite cluster, with tiny scalenohedral crystals on one side and sparkling rhombohedral crystals on the other. An incredible find! It has been mounted with mineral tack for museum-quality display.

The Linwood Mine has been in operation since 1944: to this day, it ranks as one of the largest limestone mining locations in the United States. On relatively rare occasions, a vug containing minerals will be opened in the mining process, which are then extracted and saved. These vugs often contain beautiful crystal aggregations of calcite, barite, and marcasite, some of which are considered world-class quality specimens.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Calcite
LOCATION
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa
SIZE
1.35" tall
CATEGORY
ITEM
#260691