Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen fossil preparation specimen Year of Release: 2018

Year of Release: 2018

and the quartz and calcite add associations of clarity

Approximate size of 1 piece: 23mm x 10mm x 3mm

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Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen fossil preparation specimen Year of Release: 2018Mined from: Daye Mine, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China Description: This one of a kind Mercedes Calcite with Chalcopyrite mineral specimen from Hubei, China features a large, well formed translucent calcite crystal rising from a richly textured matrix of dark bronze brown chalcopyrite. The main calcite crystal shows pale smoky champagne tones with clean geometric faces, visible internal growth lines, and distinctive dark linear markings running across