Calcite var Manganoan with Quartz

Composition and balance are certainly attributes we all look for in a specimen. This pale pink lenticulated crystal supports a gorgeous spray of pale green quartz on one side and is offset by a much smaller spray on the other side. A very pretty miniature purchased in 2006.

Locality: 2nd Sovietsky Mine, Dal’Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Composition: calcium carbonate