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7.7" Carved, Blue Calcite Bowl - Argentina
Please note: While we typically ship out material within 2 business days there will be a delay of approximately 2-3 days before we can ship this specimen. It's part of a lot of material currently in transit back to our primary shipping warehouse.
This is a large, hand carved/polished bowl made out of "blue calcite" mined in Argentina. It measures 7.7 x 3.9" and is 2.1" tall.
Absolutely gorgeous material.
Often sold under the name blue onyx or aquamarine onyx this beautiful, marbled, blue-and-caramel stone is actually calcite and not technically an onyx. It is quarried in the high mountains of Argentina at an elevation of over 17,000 feet and used as an ornamental or decorative stone.
SPECIES
Calcite
LOCATION
Argentina
SIZE
7.7 x 3.9", 2.1" tall
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#63166