3.7" Fluorescent, Manganoan Calcite Crystal Cluster

This is a pristine cluster of pink manganoan calcite (manganocalcite) crystals from the 2nd Sovetskii Mine in Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia. Under short and long wave UV, the calcite crystals fluoresce a vibrant pink-orange color.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Manganoan calcite, also known as manganocalcite, is a pink, manganese-rich variety of calcite with a chemical composition of (Ca,Mn)CO3. It crystallizes in a trigonal crystal system and forms rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals. These crystals tend to display a pink color that ranges anywhere from pinkish-salmon to hot pink. It often displays a bright orangey-pink fluorescence under short-wave UV light.
FOR SALE
$345
DETAILS
SPECIES
Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite
LOCATION
2nd Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
SIZE
3.7 x 3.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#175618