Calcite orthorhombic creating a stunning two-tone color

creating a stunning two-tone color effect

The Brookites measure up to 7 mm long and are notably free-standing (not lying flat) on the matrix

Specimen# CO712B194

“floater” bi-color TWIN

and are certainly the best of what they are from Bolivia

Calcite orthorhombic creating a stunning two-tone colorUnlike some of the other major mines of the San Juan Triangle (e. g., Camp Bird or Idarado), Calcite is not terribly common from the Sunnyside Mine. This piece features dozens of sharp, translucent, white scalenohedra of Calcite which are gently dusted with sparkling golden Pyrite in select areas. Great condition overall, and certainly hard to find from this particular locality. The Sunnyside Mine was one of the most prolific localities in the history