Specimen #903

Name: Quartz cast after Calcite (pseudomorph)

Type: Mineral

Locality: Droujba Mine, Lorti, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.2 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm

Weight: 15

Acquired: 2008-11-04

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: Y

Comment: Damaged in transit, repaired. Superb Quartz casts after Calcite, with the surface looking for all the world like pure sparkly snow. This aesthetic piece is a visual knockout in person!! Pics cannot convey it! Also, it is most unusual from this region, and I had not seen many.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃) Quartz (SiO₂)

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Quartz cast after Calcite, Droujba Mine, Lorti, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria - 7.2 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm