{"product_id":"glamorous-honey-color-calcite-375-grams-crystal-on-sphalerite-matrix-from-afghanistan-shop-now","title":"Glamorous Honey Color Calcite 375 grams Crystal on Sphalerite Matrix from Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"color: blue; text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"color: blue; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: ?000000;\"\u003ePresenting this attractive and aesthetic combination piece of honey Calcite focal crystal nicely positioned on Sphalerite matrix. The Calcite is double terminated showing great quality vitreous wet luster with marked transparency and saturated color. The dark brownish Sphalerite matrix nicely hosting the Calcite creating an awesome contrast of colors and indeed a pretty neat and adorable specimen from such classic locality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"color: blue; text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"color: blue; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eProduct Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes shop_attributes\" style=\"width: 440px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__label\" style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center; width: 130.325px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003eSpecimen Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__value\" style=\"width: 276.675px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClassic Honey Calcite Crystal on Sphalerite Matrix \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__label\" style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center; width: 130.325px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__value\" style=\"width: 276.675px;\"\u003e375 grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__label\" style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center; width: 130.325px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003eDimension\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__value\" style=\"width: 276.675px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH: 6.3 x W: 10.3 x D: 6.3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__label\" style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center; width: 130.325px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__value\" style=\"width: 276.675px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElmwood, Tennessee, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__label\" style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center; width: 130.325px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003eTreatment\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"woocommerce-product-attributes-item__value\" style=\"width: 276.675px;\"\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalcite Description:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252507201-117052\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalcite\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most common minerals.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252543845-139331\" class=\"\"\u003eIt occurs in a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ewide\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003evariety of shapes and colors, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ea major\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003epart\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eof the earth's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003erock.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252565017-178191\" class=\"\"\u003eCalcite belongs to the calcite group of minerals, a group of carbonates that are related\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ecalcite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003egroup\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ecarbonates.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252517910-135731\" class=\"\"\u003eThey are similar in many physical properties, and may partially or fully replace one another, forming a solid solution series.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252574880-184174\" class=\"\"\u003eAll members of the calcite group crystallize in the trigonal system, have perfect rhombohedral cleavage, and exhibit strong double refraction in transparent rhombohedrons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252983273-30909\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eThere\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eare\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003etwomorphous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eto each\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eother,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCalcite and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eAragonite.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252979726-93911\" class=\"\"\u003eCalcite and Aragonite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ehave\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003edifferent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ecrystal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003estructures.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252999652-3368\" class=\"\"\u003eCalcite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAragonite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eform\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eorthorhombic crystals.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668252939510-39697\" class=\"\"\u003eSometimes the crystals of Calcite and Aragonite are too small to be seen by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003enaked\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003eeye.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"g1668253021807-34627\" class=\"\"\u003eMicrocrystalline forms of Calcite or Aragonite may not be\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esame as the real thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e Calcite\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Associations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width: 394px;\" height=\"149\" data-mce-style=\"width: 394px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 148px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 148px;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChakras\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 230px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 230px;\"\u003e C\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elear and balance the            chakras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 148px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 148px;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLustre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 230px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 230px;\"\u003eVitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Pearly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 148px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 148px;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 230px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 230px;\"\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 148px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 148px;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 230px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 230px;\"\u003eWhite, Yellow, Red, Orange, Blue, Green, Brown, Gray\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 148px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 148px;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZodiac\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 230px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 230px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eCancer\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCalcite Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eCalcite is colourless or white when pure but may be of almost any colour—reddish, pink, yellow, greenish, bluish, lavender, black, or brown—owing to the presence of diverse impurities. It may be transparent, translucent, or opaque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph \/--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gandhara Fine Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Yellowish Golden","offer_id":52611374940523,"sku":"HCC-375","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/6325\/3099\/files\/unnamed_9_d08a6831-c054-47c4-9389-f8f1ed58ab2c.jpg?v=1763990379","url":"https:\/\/gandharafineminerals.com\/products\/glamorous-honey-color-calcite-375-grams-crystal-on-sphalerite-matrix-from-afghanistan-shop-now","provider":"Gandhara Fine Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}