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1.  Calcite - Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado ; 4 x 3 cm, $5   Cleavage rhomb

2.  Calcite - Gleeson, Arizona ; 4 x 5 cm, $6,  5-7 mm xls on matrix

3.  Calcite - Wyoming ; 6 x 4 cm, $5,  Sand included crude single xl

4.  Calcite - Walsenburg, Huerfano Co., Colorado ; 6.5 x 5 cm, $6, Group of sharp high angle rhombs from unusual location.  Some damage but still great reference.

5.  Calcite - Magdelena, New Mexico ; 5 x 3.5 cm, $10,  Group of bladed crystals to 1.5 cm.

6.  Calcite on Hematite - Egremont, Cumberland, England ; 4 x 4 cm, $30,   Group of prismatic crystals in somewhat paralle growth.  Nice representative of a Old World Classic that can get very expensive.  A couple of minor nicks.  Reserved

7.  Calcite - Banner Mine, Lordsburg, New Mexico ; 5.5 x 5 cm, $25,  Nice cluster of pink scalenohedrons from an unusual location.  A couple of crystals tips are cleaved.  Reserved

8.  Calcite - Pea Ridge Mine, Washington Co., Missouri ; 5 x 3 cm, $10,   Nice single scalenohedron from the deepest underground iron mine in the world.   Speckled with black and red dots of hematite on the surface.  Minor 1-2 mm chip out of the tip.  Very unique and a must have for calcite collectors.

9.  Calcite - World Wide Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona ; 16 x 11 cm, $20,   Large plate covered by glassy bladed crystals to 1.5 cm.  Not real attractive but its a large piece from an unusual AZ location in excellent condition.

10.  Calcite – Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico ; 10 x 6.5 cm, $8, Plate covered on top and bottom with hundreds of calcite crystals. A few larger to 1.5 cm, glassy twinned crystals are scattered about the others

11.  Calcite - Magdelena, New Mexico ; 11 x 8 cm, $20,  Flat plate with thin discoidal crystals to 3 cm covering the entire surface.  Dark inclusions in/on some of the crystals.

12.  Calcite - Berry Materials Quarry, North Vernon, Indiana ; 3 x 2.5 cm, $5,   Gemmy amber crystal has grown into the limestone so it is incomplete though undamaged.  The thing that makes this so neat is it is perched on a base composed of a horn coral fossil.

13.  Calcite - Berry Materials Quarry, North Vernon, Indiana  ; 4 x 2.5 cm, $10,  3 intergrown gemmy complex calcite crystals to 3 cm on matrix.

14.  Calcite - San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico ; 6 x 6 cm, $3,   Unusual shaped crystals to 1 cm on matrix. 

15.  Calcite - Egremont, Cumberland, England ; 12 x 7 cm, $50,  This piece comes from one of the most famous calcite locations in the world.  Lustrous glassy crystals to 2 cm with water clear tips cover the surface.  Most of the crystals are lying in a prone position on the matrix.  Some damage but still attractive and priced right.   Reserved

16.  Calcite - Cerro Mine, Bagdad, Arizona ; 4 x 4 cm, $7,  This one is from a hard to find Arizona location known for it's butterfly twinned crystals.  The surface is completely covered by calcite crystals including at least a pair of small 4 mm   butterfly twins.  The largest crystal is a nice 1.5 cm and is twinned.   There is a contact point on the large crystal.  These were pricey and went the first day from the Miller Calcite collection.  Reserved

17.  Calcite - Bisbee, Arizona ; 4 x 3.5 cm, $7, Large 3.5 cm twinned crystal on a little matrix from the most famous copper mine in Arizona.  Some chips and rubs make this one affordable.

18.  Calcite - Rattlesnake Butte, South Dakota ; 5.5 x 4 cm, $7,  Nice representative sample of these sand included calcites which were once prevelant.  The largest crystal in the group is 4.5 cm long and double terminated.   Reserved

19.  Calcite - Bisbee, Arizona ; 4 x 4 cm, $8,  Small glassy crystals cover the surface with a couple larger (to 1 cm) unusual modified twinned crystals.

20.  Calcite -  Bisbee, Arizona ; 5 x 3 cm, $40,  I have three pieces of a very interesting lustrous complex twinned crystals from Bisbee.  The first has glassy tabular crystals to 1.8 cm on matrix.  These almost look like cerussite crystals.  These are neat and this one is the best of the bunch.

21.  Calcite - Bisbee, Arizona ; 3.5 x 3 cm, $35,  This one is a single complex twinned crystal.  Sure to be desired by Arizona collectors.

22.  Calcite - Bisbee, Arizona ; 3.5 x 4 cm, $10,  This piece is primarily a single complex twinned tabular crystal.  A couple of other crystals in association.

23.  Calcite - Magdelena, New Mexico ; 7.5 x 6.5, $15,  Thin bladed crystals cover matrix.  Minor Damage to a couple of the dozens of crystals.

24.  Calcite - Chihuahua, Mexico ; 7.5 x 5 cm, $40,  Very nice sharp large blocky 6 cm twin on matrix.

25.  Calcite and Descloizite - Chihuahua, Mexico ; 8 x 5 cm, $10,  Dark brown lustrous crystals of descloizite richly cover the surface.  Hundreds of 3-4 mm hexagonal plates of calcite cover the rest of the surface.  Nice association piece.

26.  Calcite – Ton Mawr Quarry, Pentyrch, near Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales; 5.5 x 5 cm, $15,  This piece consists primarily of one large stacked rhombohedral crystal 4.5 cm long with a nice termination. This ones attractive and in good condition and would make a nice addition to a calcite collection.

27.  Calcite – Taffs Well Quarry, Pentyrch, near Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales; 4.5 x 4 cm, $7,  Nice lustrous glassy small (4 mm) rhombs cover the surface. This piece is in excellent condition and would make a good locality specimen for a calcite collection.

28.  Calcite – Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico; 9 x 5 cm, $15,   Nicely lustrous dark chocolate colored complex crystals of calcite cover the surface. This ones a nice sample of this unusual color and crystal form for calcite.

29.  Calcite on Fluorite – Minerva Mine #1, Hardin Co., Illinois; 9 x 6.5 cm, $25,  Super spiky oil included calcite crystals formed by tightly packed parallel crystals. These are likely strontium - rich trending toward strontianite and fluoresce a nice orange color in the UV light. A few dark to pale purple fluorite crystals are on the edge or back of the specimen. This is in super condition for such a spiky calcite and would make a nice addition to your display.  Reserved

30.  Calcite – Southwest Mine, Bisbee, AZ;  7 x 5 cm, $20,   Superb sample of cavern-like calcite growth from one of America’s premier mineral locations. The calcite grades from a crystal growth to a curving twisted round growth at the end. The piece is perfect and would make a great addition to any collection especially calcite or a Western US suite. A few blue-green specs from copper inclusions. This piece came from the auction of long time Tri-State District mineral dealer Brown’s Minerals in Joplin, MO and was likely collected 30+ years ago as none of these have been collected for years.

 

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