Chocolate dogtooth calcite, large Picture jasper ** Brittle warning: Selenite is

** Brittle warning: Selenite is soft and can easily break

Pits are a natural product of polishing

The piece is near-opaque with inclusions

My Yellow Zebra culture seems a bit loose about their markings and are priced accordingly (more images coming soon

with some showing a lighter golden brown coloration

Chocolate dogtooth calcite, large Picture jasper ** Brittle warning: Selenite isLocale: 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