Calcite - Axe-head twin

Reference: 2875

Large single transparent calcite crystal showing the rare 'Axe-head' twinning.  Moor Farm quarry is known for producing a limited number of these twins from a single cavity in 1981 but none since and the quarry is worked out and overgrown. Ex. Alan Wardman collection. For more details about the find see Roy Starkey's excellent book Minerals of the English Midlands (published 2018)- Page 75.

Formula: CaCO₃

Price: £145.00

Status: Available

Dimensions: 58x48x29mm

Size: Miniature (M)