T14-38
Calcite Coating Mottramite Stalactite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm
SOLD
First-class combination piece of sharp, gemmy Calcite rhombs almost totally enclosing a Mottramite stalactite. The largest Calcite is over 2 cm, and the luster is excellent. What really makes this piece, though, it the tip of the Mottramite stalactite, which is exposed and draped with several small Calcite rhombs. The aesthetics of the piece, and especially the termination, are out of this world. This is also a unique style to Tsumeb.