Calcite on Quartz

Calcite on QuartzA most unusual specimen from this outcrop that was exposed and collected by Tom Hughes in the 1990s. A spherical group of silvery golden color Calcite associated with a few smaller Calcite groups sits atop a crystallized plate of lustrous, white prismatic Quartz crystals. One of the very few pieces from this uncommon find in Cunningham Gulch. Specimen# CO712B166

The piece is damage-free and dramatic with its striking aesthetics and form

The piece is a superb quality

An aesthetic

and rather etched

Several wonderful

cuboctahedra of Galena on Sphalerite and Pyrite matrix

It should be noted that this crystal was sold to me as being Liddicoatite which was originally named after the gemologist Richard Liddicoat

This attractive miniature display specimen features a few gemmy

It's incredibly difficult to find such showy

This piece hosts one of the largest individual crystals of Fluorite that I have seen from the Sunnyside Mine

Specimen # BOL711B248

The front of the specimen shows a darker green color than most from the find