Fluorescent Calcite Specimen from Yongchun Co., China
Dimension: 6.7cm x 5.2cm x 3.8cm
Weight: 110g
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. Calcite of this kind all display an intense pinkish-orange fluorescence under UV lighting (365 nm).
Specimen of this kind 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.
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