Colorless calcite with dusting of red-brown iron Aquamarine with more irregular stepped ends

with more irregular stepped ends on the striations of the main crystals

Ripples and flow patterns indicate water was involved in the deposition of the brown sandy-textured layered crust

There is a small pocket on the back of the piece filled with small white calcite rhombs

This calcite specimen from Santa Eulalia is a lovely deep red color from hematite (iron oxide) inclusions

Colorless calcite with dusting of red-brown iron Aquamarine with more irregular stepped endsLocale: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico Approx dimensions: 4 x 3 x 1. 25" Approx weight: 388g This calcite specimen from Santa Eulalia has a layer of calcite druzy with several larger modified rhombohedral calcite crystals perched atop. The druzy is well formed, composed of interlocking calcite crystals. The piece appears finely dusted with cinnamon brown color: this is hematite which causes the red and brown coloration of the mineral. UV reactivity