Calcite on Matrix from Yongchun Co., China

Dimension: 8.1cm x 6.2cm x 3.9cm
Weight: 115g
Locality: Yongchun Co., Quanzhou prefecture, Fujian, China.
 
A unique specimen of white hexagonal columnar Calcite with black scalenohedron color zoning from Fujian, China. It is a two generation growth Calcite where the inner black scalenohedron formed first, then the white hexagonal Calcite covered the black crystal.  These Calcite crystals display a bright pink-orange fluorescence under longwave UV lighting 365 nm.  The species was first discovered in Nov 2017, it is a unique crystal habit of Calcite only found in China, quite uncommon and the locals called it "Panda Calcite" as it resembles the colors and eyes of Panda. This is the last piece from the lot acquired in 2017, and nothing came out since then.  Comes with a high quality copper-wired display stand.
                                                                                                                                               
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