Calcite - Specimen


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Sale price$1,050.00 CAD

Description

Mined from: Dundas Quarry, West Flamborough Township, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Description: This one of a kind calcite specimen from Dundas, Ontario has a much heavier, more sculptural look than a typical light calcite cluster. The photos show thick, blocky calcite crystals with smoky gray to nearly colorless transparency, many of them carrying dark surface coatings or inclusions that give the piece a dramatic two-tone appearance. Around and between those larger crystals are creamy white to faint pinkish calcite masses that add contrast and make the specimen look layered rather than uniform. It has real cabinet presence, especially because the crystal forms are large, crowded, and irregular in a way that feels natural and substantial.

Dundas Quarry is a classic Ontario mineral locality known for calcite and associated species from its carbonate host rocks, and Mindat records calcite specifically from the North Quarry portion of the Dundas Quarry system. This specimen fits that locality style well: robust calcite crystal development, strong variation in color and clarity, and a matrix-backed structure that gives the piece a rugged quarry character. The darker coating on the larger crystals gives it a more serious, collector-grade look than the brighter honey-yellow Dundas calcites people may be more used to seeing.

In metaphysical traditions, calcite is often associated with clarity, momentum, and clearing mental heaviness. Pieces with stronger grounding colors like this are often favored by people who want that sense of movement and focus without something that feels overly delicate or airy.

Quantity: 1pc
With this product, you will get the actual stone in the photograph.

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