Calcite

Specimen ID: FKD-8WH

Title
Calcite
Locality
As recorded:
Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria  England / United Kingdom
Dimensions
79mm x 62mm x 27mm
Description
Druse of complex Calcite crystals with dominant scalenohedron faces, transparent, shiny, and with reddish inclusions of Hematite. A great English classic, really old and with an unusual pedigree, with two labels that detail much of its history. It came from the collection of Francis Butler, who in 1890 sold it to the British Museum in London, which gave it the collection number BM65723, after which it passed on to the Leif Engman collection. Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria  England / United Kingdom Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.11” × 2.44” × 1.06” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.67” × 0.39”
Previous data
Mineral(s)
CalciteNone listed
Name withheld

Events

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Druse of complex Calcite crystals with dominant scalenohedron faces, transparent, shiny, and with reddish inclusions of Hematite. A great English classic, really old and with an unusual pedigree, with two labels that detail much of its history. It came from the collection of Francis Butler, who in 1890 sold it to the British Museum in London, which gave it the collection number BM65723, after which it passed on to the Leif Engman collection. Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria,  England / United Kingdom. Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.11” × 2.44” × 1.06” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.67” × 0.39” Reference: MD16AL6
Jordi Fabre - 27th February 2022

Photo added to mindat.org

Druse of complex Calcite crystals with dominant scalenohedron faces, transparent, shiny, and with reddish inclusions of Hematite. A great English classic, really old and with an unusual pedigree, with two labels that detail much of its history. It came from the collection of Francis Butler, who in 1890 sold it to the British Museum in London, which gave it the collection number BM65723, after which it passed on to the Leif Engman collection. Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria,  England / United Kingdom. Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.11” × 2.44” × 1.06” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.67” × 0.39” Reference: MD16AL6
Jordi Fabre - 18th October 2023

Photo added to mindat.org

Druse of complex Calcite crystals with dominant scalenohedron faces, transparent, shiny, and with reddish inclusions of Hematite. A great English classic, really old and with an unusual pedigree, with two labels that detail much of its history. It came from the collection of Francis Butler, who in 1890 sold it to the British Museum in London, which gave it the collection number BM65723, after which it passed on to the Leif Engman collection. Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria,  England / United Kingdom. Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.11” × 2.44” × 1.06” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.67” × 0.39” Reference: MD16AL6
Jordi Fabre - 18th October 2023

Photo added to mindat.org

Druse of complex Calcite crystals with dominant scalenohedron faces, transparent, shiny, and with reddish inclusions of Hematite. A great English classic, really old and with an unusual pedigree, with two labels that detail much of its history. It came from the collection of Francis Butler, who in 1890 sold it to the British Museum in London, which gave it the collection number BM65723, after which it passed on to the Leif Engman collection. Bigrigg Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria,  England / United Kingdom. Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.2 × 2.7 cm = 3.11” × 2.44” × 1.06” Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1 cm = 0.67” × 0.39” Reference: MD16AL6
Jordi Fabre - 18th October 2023
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