- MRZ308
- Calcite After Ikaite "Glendonite"
- Kola Peninsula, Russia
- Cabinet, 10.3 x 7.7 x 5.9 cm
- Ex. Martin Zinn
- SOLD
This mineralogical oddball actually features 4.5 cm, orange-brown crystals of calcite pseudomorphing a rare calcium carbonate, ikaite, commonly known as "glendonite." Although these oddities are admittedly esoteric and hard to explain, visually they can be spectacular, like this one.
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