Calcite with Chalcopyrite

This is an amazing cluster of fluorescent calcite accentuated with highly lustrous golden chalcopyrite.  The piece is amazing from front to back, and is a great example of this relatively rare occurrence from this location.  It truly rivals some some of the best pieces we’ve seen from China, while being significantly more affordable.  From Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.  Acquired Tucson, 2024.
 
We recommend purchasing the small adjustable mineral stand to accompany this piece.  Please contact us with any questions.
 
Calcite is a popular collectible mineral cherished for its diverse crystal habits, vibrant colors, and widespread occurrence.  Calcite is a common mineral found in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks worldwide.  It crystallizes in the trigonal crystal system, forming rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals with three cleavage planes that are often visible.
 
Calcite is a major component of limestone, marble, and chalk, as well as many other sedimentary rocks. It also forms in hydrothermal veins, as a precipitate from groundwater, and as a component of some igneous rocks.  Calcite has numerous industrial applications, including as a building material (limestone and marble), in the production of lime and cement, as a soil conditioner, in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and as a source of calcium carbonate in dietary supplements.