CalciteThese are such eye catching and unique Calcites from the Grabiszyce Quarry, which is in far southwestern Poland near the Czech border. The pieces were collected starting in 2015, but they were not revealed to the public until 2018. According to the information online, the area that produced these specimens is nearly finished, so it seems there will be little available to purchase after the initial offering. They made a big splash at the Tucson Show in

A beautiful and excellent quality floater octahedron of gorgeous lavender colored Spinel

collection

Specimen # WWMIX101828

In areas the crystals are completely colorless (and nearly WATER CLEAR

A gorgeous and aesthetic display specimen featuring notably lustrous

but the rightmost Microcline along with the termination of the Smoky Quartz are both contacted

creating the “capillaries” or “blood vessels” from which this material gets its nickname

This is one of the very few specimens of Franckeite that I have seen from the famous Siglo XX mine

so the piece is not 100% pristine

Specimen # AMAZWH111924

and well crystallized pieces ON MATRIX like this are few and far between from any locality

but shows fine crystal form