Detailed information
Dimensions
102 x 58 x 50
mm
Locality
Stank Mine Barrow, Cumbria England
Condition
No recorded repairs
A deep bed of predominantly colourless to milky-white scalenohedral Calcite crystals with sharp dog-tooth terminations form a most attractive specimen from the famous Stank mine, close to Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England; formerly in the county of Lancashire prior to boundary changes. The mine closed in 1901 and is well known for its terrific Calcite specimens. The crystals range from semi-transparent to mainly translucent and a few show pink phantom cores, coloured pink-red by Hematite inclusions. A west Cumbrian classic.
