20hhgd.is ((WHAT IS THIS? CALCITE, BLACK CALCITE, MARBLE, ALL THE ABOVE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Golzinne, Namur, Belgium, 12 x 10.5 x 9 cm, Large Cabinet, | |
It is from the huge collection of the Belgium professor Renaud Vochten of which Vochtenite is named in his honor. His reference card is included. The one surface has a hight lustrous polished surface. On mindat some have Pyrobitumen inclusions making the black color. This is actually a black fine grained limestone that polishs into a black marble which has be used since the middle ages for architecture. Goggle Belgium Black Marble. |