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Calcite on Amethyst, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, ex. William A. N. Severance Collection 91.14, Small Cabinet 4.5 x 5.3 x 9.0 cm. $2500. Online March 3.

NSMW13541

  • $ 2,50000


Showy calcite rhombohedron 3.2 cm on edge perched on banded white and purple quartz.  The calcite is multi-zoned in shades of white and light gray and covered with a sparkly late stage druse.  Simply a beautiful specimen from this classic Mexican locality.  Ex. C. S. Bement Collection acquired for $3 in 1894.  Ex. American Museum of Natural History No. 6714.  Rare on the market and a superlative piece.