Calcite on Smoky Quartz - Specimen Libyan gold tektite and material from Liaoning helped

and material from Liaoning helped establish it as an important animal for understanding Early Cretaceous lake ecosystems and long-necked aquatic reptiles from the Jehol Biota

natural openings

and mineral identity

believed to assist with insight

Qinghe County

Calcite on Smoky Quartz - Specimen Libyan gold tektite and material from Liaoning helpedMined from: Baia Mare mining district, Maramures County, Romania Description: This one of a kind Calcite on Smokey Quartz specimen from Romania features a long, sculptural plate of dark smoky brown Quartz crystals heavily coated with cream to off white Calcite. The Calcite forms a bubbly, botryoidal looking crust across much of the surface, wrapping around the Quartz points and leaving dark crystal tips and pockets visible throughout. The contrast