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JH15466 Fluorescent Calcite, Crestmore Quarry, CA For Sale
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JH15466 Fluorescent Calcite, Crestmore Quarry, CA:
$35.00
Up for offer is a Calcite specimen from the famous Crestmore Quarry in Riverside County California. This Calcite is Blue under daylight and fluoresces Orange under Shortwave UV. It is one of the classic minerals from this location. Not all Calcite from Crestmore fluoresces, so this piece is a rarity.The outer surface of this piece was cleaned inacid to remove the matrix. Crestmore quarry was first mined in the early 1900s, and by 1927 was a popular collecting location. There have been 161 different minerals identified at Crestmore Quarry, and Crestmore is the type locality for 8 of them. Crestmore was closed in 1986 and there have been very few collecting trips since its closing.
- Description: Calcite (Daylight Blue, FL Peach in zones SW)
- Location: Crestmore Commercial Quarry, , Riverside County, CA, USA
- Size: 3.8" x 2.9" x 1.6"
- Weight: 10 oz
Contact me if you have any questions. Be sure to check out my store: Jim's Obscure Stuff for more fluorescent minerals and other unusual items.
Domestic Shipping
I use US Postal Service Priority Mail for all my domestic shipping. This service includes door to door tracking and I pay for full insurance. I only charge actual shipping costs with no extra charges for packing or shipping materials and will gladly combine shipments. If overcharges for shipping, or the combined shipping doesn’t work for some reason, I will refund any excess shipping charges.
International Shipping
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JH15466 Fluorescent Calcite, Crestmore Quarry, CA $35.00
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