Sale 15CS02 | Lot 1146

Amethyst Geode with Calcite

Catalogue: Coins, Bank Notes & Postage Stamps Fine Fossils & Minerals

Lot Details

Lot 1146
Amethyst Geode with Calcite
There are about a dozen or so of Scalenohedral Calcite crystals which are well terminated inside the amethyst Geode, which is completely filled with very nice purple crystals highly visible from the larger opening, 20 x 17 cm, tapering down in a cone shape and open on the other end, 12 x 13 cm. Just a few are broken and a few Calcite crystals are etched naturally. The avery size of amethyst is 1.5 x 1.5 cm and the Calcite is about 3 m. Overall approximately 21 x 26 x 18 cm.
We thank Leon Zakinov for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.


Estimate: $250 - $350
Sold for $270 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $250 - $350
Sold for $270 (includes buyer's premium)

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Coins, Bank Notes & Postage Stamps Fine Fossils & Minerals

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