Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen fluorite wand adding brightness and depth against

adding brightness and depth against the rich golden-brown crystal faces and rough natural host rock

These craters were formed by the high-velocity impact of the meteorite with the Earth's surface

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earthy host rock

Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen fluorite wand adding brightness and depth againstMined from: Daye Mine, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China Description: This one of a kind Mercedes Calcite with Chalcopyrite mineral specimen from Hubei, China features a broad, sculptural formation of translucent cream to pale champagne calcite crystals with bold, dark chalcopyrite striping across the crystal faces. The specimen has a flatter, sweeping profile with layered calcite growth, stepped faces, and sharply defined black linear markings that