Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen predator dark green

dark green

one of its classic localities

Description: Bivalves have no head

while the earthy brown matrix on some sides adds natural contrast and visual depth

Although it is not especially hard

Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen predator dark greenMined from: Daye Mine, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China Description: This one of a kind Mercedes Calcite specimen from Hubei Province, China features a large intergrown group of clear to pale honey coloured calcite crystals with broad, strongly striated faces. Distinct black mineral bands run in straight, parallel lines across several crystal surfaces, standing out sharply against the translucent calcite. The piece has a thick, blocky form with stepped