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Calcite

Donald Stockton Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.6 × 8.5 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Weight: 
205.00gr
Description

A beautiful small cabinet specimen of water clear, rose coloured gemmy calcite to 9mm, from the Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK. The calcites have a slight rose colour due to very slight hematite inclusions.  Damages are minimal, a few small chips, but this is in great condition and its very rare to find a specimen this good from Pallaflat now, a true British classic.  The Pallaflat Mine operated between 1874 to 1914 and many collectors found these quality calcites in the mine dumps during the 1980s and 1990s.  This specimen most likely dates to the mid 1980's. 

Ex. Donald Stockton (1929 - 2016) Collection, with Don's old label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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Label Images - only: Calcite
Provenance

Donald Stockton Collection

Some History
Name: 
Don Stockton
Dates: 
1929- 
2016
Type: 
Collector/Collection
About

Donald Stockton was born in the UK in 1929 but spent a large portion of his life in Christchurch, New Zealand where he was a well known...

Birkhill Minerals

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All invoices are due upon receipt.  I reserve the right to cancel any invoice not paid within 7 days if I have not had any response.

If the item was inaccurately described or represented, please contact us within 7 days of receipt, to arrange return / refund. 

I do not offer refunds simply due to change of mind, all sales are final, although we may be able to offer buy-backs / trade-ins for certain specimens. 

I also buy old collections in thier entirity - contact me directly for further information: [email protected]