Floater group of twinned Aragonite crystals, with a thick tabular habit, translucent, lustrous and purple.
A classic of Spanish mineralogy with higher quality than usual.
The specimen has been reinforced to avoid the separation of the crystals from each other due to local changes in climate that cause the clay between the crystals to expand and contract and end up drying out. This procedure is common for this type of Aragonite and it is generally accepted for specimens with very large aerial crystals.
Keuper outcrop, Los Molinillos, Minglanilla, Comarca Manchuela Conquense, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (12/2022)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.7 × 3.4 cm = 1.81” × 1.46” × 1.34”
Main crystal size: 3.1 × 2.9 cm = 1.22” × 1.14”
Price:
€90 / US$95 / ¥14680 / AUD$140 |