Calcite - Manganese-bearing
 
Locality: Fujian, China

Size: 115 mm x 75 mm
 
A beautiful and shiny Calcite specimen. Lovely pearly crystals that fluoresces bright pink under Short Wave UV and orange under Long wave UV light. This is a great display piece.
 
Calcite is a carbonate mineral and a polymorph of Aragonite. It is extremely variable in form and colour, ranging from clear, white, yellow, orange, blue, pink, red, brown, green, black and grey.