Specimen #1593
Name: Calcite included by Sand
Type: Mineral
Locality: Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 15.7 x 11.4 x 6.7 cm
Weight:
Acquired: 2009-09-01
Source: Arkenstone Auction
Label: Y
Comment: A floater cluster of over a dozen intergrown, euhedral calcite crystals, with natural sand inclusions. These weird calcites are very distinctive from this locality; American classics! Now seldom seen as much of this area is within a national park and collecting is prohibited, they were collected heavily in the 1960s-1970s I am told. This is a particularly large and sculptural cluster. According to MINDAT: the site is a National Natural Landmark (NNL) and is closed to collecting.
Minerals: Calcite (CaCO3)
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