Gem Dolomite with Iridescent Chalcopyrite Pyrite and calcite Item Number: IMCN0019

Item Number: IMCN0019

Please note the very slight abrasion at the apex of the termination

Here is a quartz cluster that’s absolutely dappled down in iridescent

Here is a triple-point quartz cluster with fluorite from the famed Yaogangxian mine in China

Item #: ANHF0002

Gem Dolomite with Iridescent Chalcopyrite Pyrite and calcite Item Number: IMCN0019When these gem dolomites were discovered in mid 2023 they were first thought to be iceland spar calcite (also known as optical calcite). What made this find so significant on the Chinese mineral market was that they were also purple! As purple calcite is a fairly uncommon (perhaps even rare) species, collectors sought them out with gusto. After a few months of circulating this material, the main supplier and miner decided to get the material tested