TJL9 Manganocalcite

Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

7.1x 7.1x 4.4 cm

$400

I don't know exactly why, but this is one of my two favorite specimens that I bought in Tucson this year.  This is a beautiful, light pink stack of manganocalcite crystals that tapers to a narrow base, and which is partially coated with a second generation of calcite. 

This is one of the few new finds from Tucson this year.

This is a very beautiful piece; even in a room full of minerals from Dal'Negorsk this one stood out, so I bought it.