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Pits are a natural product of polishing
The piece is near-opaque with inclusions
The calcite formed a chunky druzy of icy colorless intersecting rhombohedral crystals that almost appear cubic in areas
and a bit of clarity despite the white inclusions responsible for the crazed (crackled) pattern that radiates out from the center of each face
with platelet growth all around the base
Chocolate dogtooth calcite, large Picture jasper Pits are a natural productLocale: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico Approx size: 5. 5 x 3. 5 x 1. 75" Approx weight: 542g (a bit over 1 lb) Known by the trade name "chocolate dogtooth calcite," this type of calcite from the famed Santa Eulalia mining district grows in hedgehog clusters of sharp dogtooth (scalenohedral) crystals. The variety gets its distinctive opaque brown appearance from iron oxides; a layer of hematite included calcite is deposited on the surface during a
