Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen fossil bowl The outer rim is pale

The outer rim is pale and naturally defined

with broad crystal faces

became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period

Its name comes from the Greek word barys

Mercedes Calcite (Chalcopyrite on Calcite) - Specimen fossil bowl The outer rim is paleMined from: Daye Mine, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China Description: This one of a kind Mercedes Calcite specimen from Hubei Province, China features a large intergrown group of clear to pale honey coloured calcite crystals with broad, strongly striated faces. Distinct black mineral bands run in straight, parallel lines across several crystal surfaces, standing out sharply against the translucent calcite. The piece has a thick, blocky form with stepped