Huge Orange Calcite?

[DarlingGirl]

While sidewalk diving what looked like the remains from a garage sale I found this:



It looks like Orange Calcite. From what I could tell this is a Hispanic household. I am guessing its origin is Mexico, as most large calcite that I have seen on the web is usually carved into skulls and polished...
Can anyone confirm?
It is certainly about 20 lbs, ice cold, and on a wooden pedestal that seems to be screwed and glued through the bottom.

 

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[Cariboo5]

Very nice......If I had to lean in one direction I would take a stab at this may be Rose Quartz...From your pictures it looks translucent to almost opaque and is of a large size for which rose quartz is known... All in all...a nice find...( Just gotta find me one of those sidewalks....L O L..)

 

[DarlingGirl]

I'm a complete idiot. Okay, so I started hunting for Calcite lamps, and I was wrong - you're right. Up against the rose colored shirt that I was wearing, it looked very orange/peach. It is indeed pinkish now that I check it.
So! I went on websites looking for rose quartz lamps, but I couldn't figure out what the chalky/salty substance was in the crevices of the rock.
UNTIL I FOUND THIS PAGE!
SALT CRYSTAL LAMP 30cm
Ohmgd.
Took it to the sink, and washed it, dried it, and TASTED it.
Salt!
I'm aghast. Himalayan Salt Lamp! I didn't even turn it over to check it - it indeed has a hollow for the lamp bulb.
Well, I've got to get back to that curb where I found it to find the dang lamp parts! (Or buy some to replace them at Home despot.)

 

[mamabear]

I've always admired the salt lamps. & although it would have been an amazing calcite or rose quartz, you still got a goody. I would buy new parts for the lamp. just safer, & not that expensive.

 

[JLeonhardy]

Salt was my first guess, but only cause I see them for sale on the Desert News web page!. Was gonna recommend licking it for identification.....

 

[StoneWhisper]

I too was going to suggest a salt lamp.. but I don't see or did you notice a large hole in the base?.. which is used to place a heat element.