Amethyst and Calcite from Fengjianshan Mine, Daye Co., China

Dimension: 18.8cm x 10.3cm x 6cmWeight: 848gLocality: Fenjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye Co., Hubei Province, China Needless to say, the Amethyst and Calcite combo from Daye Mine is famous in the world.  This world-class museum quality specimen features gemmy and glassy Hematite capped Amethyst crystals with striking, highly lustrous Scalenohedral Calcite on matrix.  The Calcite crystals are partially tinted by Hematite giving them a blush of pinkish red coloration.  The Calcite fluoresces a bright pink under UV lighting (365 nm).  Beautiful, brassy golden Pyrite and Chalcopyrite crystals grown on the side of the specimen, so aesthetic! A pristine piece recently discovered by two of my miner friends in mid of December 2019 from a unique one-time find and it took them 3 days to dig it out without hurting the specimen.  Specimen from this locale, of this size, combination and exceptional quality is extremely rare and desirable.