{"product_id":"huge-chalcedony-coated-calcite-nashik-india-b-5971","title":"Huge Chalcedony-Coated Calcite – Natural Mineral Specimen from Nashik, Maharashtra, India # B 5971","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Calcite\u003cbr\u003eSecondary Mineral: Chalcedony\u003cbr\u003eSize: 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Museum\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 2,525 g (5.6 lb)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA museum-sized specimen from Nashik in which stacked calcite crystals, coated in a soft peach-pink layer of chalcedony, rise in stepped towers from a pale gray chalcedony base. The coating preserves the blocky outlines of the calcite beneath a smooth, silky surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoated calcite records two stages of growth in the basalt cavity: calcite first, then a later deposit of silica. Pieces this large, over 25 cm across, with this kind of sculptural height, are uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large, distinctive specimen of chalcedony-coated calcite for collectors of Indian minerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42981297750271,"sku":"B 5971","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1084\/7748\/products\/calcite-coated-with-chalcedony-natural-mineral-specimen-b-5971-calcite-superb-minerals-555815.jpg?v=1656599313","url":"https:\/\/www.superbminerals.us\/products\/huge-chalcedony-coated-calcite-nashik-india-b-5971","provider":"Superb Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}