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Calcite

Donald Stockton Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 15.5 × 8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
8.40cm
Weight: 
810.00gr
Description

A large an impressive calcite specimen from the famous Broken Hill, Australia.  Sits perfectly on its own too.  A nice, clean, specimen from a classic locality.

The calcite coating makes the specimen look like snow-capped hills and the arrangement is highly aesthetic.  A stunning and large calcite and a perfect addition to any Broken Hill suite.

Complete with 2 labels:  Don Stockton's own label and the original Capital Minerals (Canberra, Australia) label with a list price of $45.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Labels
Label Images - only: Calcite
Label Images - only: Calcite
Provenance

Donald Stockton Collection

Some History
Name: 
Don Stockton
Dates: 
1929- 
2016
Type: 
Collector/Collection
About

Donald Stockton was born in the UK in 1929 but spent a large portion of his life in Christchurch, New Zealand where he was a well known...

Birkhill Minerals

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Seller's terms and conditions

All invoices are due upon receipt.  I reserve the right to cancel any invoice not paid within 7 days if I have not had any response.

If the item was inaccurately described or represented, please contact us within 7 days of receipt, to arrange return / refund. 

I do not offer refunds simply due to change of mind, all sales are final, although we may be able to offer buy-backs / trade-ins for certain specimens. 

I also buy old collections in thier entirity - contact me directly for further information: [email protected]