Optical Calcite Rhombohedron Icelandic Spar Nueva Leon Mexico
Optical Calcite Rhombohedron Icelandic Spar Nueva Leon Mexico
Optical Calcite Rhombohedron Icelandic Spar Nueva Leon Mexico

Optical Calcite Rhombohedron Icelandic Spar Nueva Leon Mexico

Regular price $36.87

Up for sale is this lovely Optical Calcite Rhombohedron which is also known as an Icelandic Spar. Calcite naturally cleaves into the rhombohedron shape.


The double-refraction property of this crystal was important to understanding the nature of light as a wave, which was studied by the likes of Isaac Newton and Christiaan Huygens.

This piece measures : 3.6” x 2.4” x  1.2” (92mm x 61mm x 30mm)

Weight: 469g

This piece was mined out of Nueva Leon, Mexico. 

The pictured item is the actual item that will be shipped.20-0015


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