Calcite var Manganoan with Quartz

As a calcite lover I am very tempted to keep this one. It features a 6.3cm calcite with super lusterous stepped faces and a nice soft pink color. When stood up, the quartz coated matrix sticks up and shows off the seconday calcites. Yummy!

Locality: Kruchev Dol Mine, Madan Ore Fields, Rhodope Mountains Bulgaria

Composition: Calcium Manganese Carbonate

Fluoresces bright orange