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Calcite

Donald Stockton Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Old Ham Mine, Clearwell, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
12.9 × 19 × 8.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
1 351.00gr
Description

A large, museum sized specimen from the ancient Old Ham iron mines in the Forest of Dean.  Nailhead calcite crystals to 1cm.  Sits nicely on its own for display.

A very nice specimen from a truly ancient locality where iron ore has been mined for over 1,000 years!

Ex. Donald Stockton (1929 - 2018) Collection, complete with his label which lists the specimen as 'brush iron, calcite'.

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
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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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]