Crystalline Calcite Bookends on Banded Gray Limestone For Sale

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Crystalline Calcite Bookends on Banded Gray Limestone:
$115.00

These large, asymmetrical bookends showcase several clear, unfractured calcite crystals on mattes of smaller orange and gray crystals on bands of milky, gray limestone .

Metrics of larger bookend:

Weight: 8lb 10oz

9.75 x 4.5 x 3.25in

Metrics of smaller bookend:

Weight: 6lb 5oz

8.5 x 4.25 x 3.5in

The specimen’s origins can be traced back to Snyder County, PA, where it was carefully extracted on September 9, 2023 by the seller from the National Limestone Quarry #2.

Ideal for display, this item is a true statement piece for those who appreciate the beauty and rarity of natural crystal formations inside of sedimentary rock.

The limestone bases and sides have been cut flat for ideal display quality. The bookends will steadily hold several books.

The formations to which the rock belonged are known as the Keyser and Tonoloway (undivided) from the Silurian to Devonian age between 444 and 359 million years ago. The presence of limestone is indicative of a shallow marine environment of formation.

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