Calcite

Calciet, Calcit, Calcita, Canxit, Kalcit, Kalcitas, Kalcīts, Kalcyt, Kalk, Kalkspat, Kalsiitti, Kalsit, Kaltsiit, Кальцит, קלציט, 方解石, کلسیت


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: CaCO3, Cobaltoan Calcite: (Ca,Co)CO3, Manganoan Calcite: (Ca,Mn)CO3
Mineral class: carbonates
Crystal system: hexagonal
Mohs scale: 3
Density (g/cm3): 2.71
Refractive index: 1.486 - 1.658
Cleavage: perfect
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, greenish. Other colors come from included minerals.
Transparency: transparent - opaque
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: SW and LW UV: different colors
Pleochroism: -
Largest crystal: 700 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: ?
1st Description: 1879 (Irby)
Name: from the Latin word "calx" (Lime)

Calcite Mineral

Size: 3.4 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm

Origin: Bigrigg Mine / West Cumberland Iron Field / Cumbria County / England

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Size: 5.20 x 2.70 cm
Weight: 254.64 ct
Origin: Brazil

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Calcite Mineral

Size: 13.4 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm

Origin: Iraí / Alto Uruguai Region / Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite Mineral in MW UV Light

Size: 5.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm

Origin: San Giovanni Mine / Iglesias / Sardinia / Italy

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Calcite Mineral

Calcite Mineral in SW UV Light

Size: 15.9 x 12.8 x 6.8 cm

Origin: 2. Sovietskiy Mine / Dal'negorsk / Far East / Russia

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Calcite Mineral

Calcite Mineral

Size: 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm

Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Size: 2.55 x 1.89 cm
Weight: 35.60 ct
Origin: Rudniy / Russia

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Calcite

Size: 2.91 x 2.91 x 2.06 cm
Weight: 94.74 ct
Origin: Kazakhstan

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Calcite Mineral

Size: 13.5 x 15.8 cm

Origin: Mid Continent Mine / Treece / Tri-State Distr. / Cherokee County / Kansas / USA

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Weight: 83.65 ct

Origin: Kazakhstan

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Calcite

Size: 1.35 x 0.85 cm
Weight: 6.18 ct
Origin: Heidelberg / Baden-Württemberg / Germany

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Calcite Mineral

Size: 4.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm

Origin: Daye County / Huangshi / Hubei / China

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Size: 1.22 x 1.12 x 0.64 cm
Weight: 3.98 ct
Origin: China

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Calcite Mineral

Size: 9.0 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Size: 0.85 x 0.60 cm
Weight: 1.27 ct
Origin: former Yugoslavia

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Calcite Mineral

Size: 2.0 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm

Origin: Zagi Mt. / Khyber Agency / FATA / Pakistan

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Weight: 2.24 ct

Origin: Merelani / Arusha / Tanzania

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Calcite

Size: 1.11 x 0.71 cm
Weight: 2.67 ct
Origin: Brazil

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Calcite Mineral

Length of the crystal: almost 4 cm

Origin: Berry Materials Quarry / North Vernon / Indiana / USA

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Calcite Mineral

Calcite "Rainbow"

Size: 3.00 x 1.65 cm
Weight: 52.99 ct
Origin: Balmat / New York / USA

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Calcite "Rainbow"

Size: 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Weight: 6.30 ct
Origin: Chihuahua / Mexico

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Calcite-(Co) Mineral

Size: 5.3 x 5.0 x 3.9 cm

Origin: Frizington / Cumbria / England

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite-(Co)

Size: 0.60 x 0.35 cm
Weight: 0.59 ct
Origin: Spain

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Calcite-(Mn) Mineral

Size: 6.1 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm

Origin: Wessels Mine / Hotazel / Northern Cape Province / South Africa

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Calcite Mineral

Calcite-(Co) Mineral

Size: 6.6 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm

Origin: Schneeberg / Erzgebirge Mts. / Saxony / Germany

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite-(Co)

Weight: 1.79 ct

Origin: Congo

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Calcite-(Co) Mineral

Size: 5.4 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm

Origin: Bou Azzer / Tazenakht / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite-(Co)

Weight: 0.28 ct

Origin: Bou Azzer / Tazenakht / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco

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Calcite-(Co) Mineral

Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm

Origin: Aghbar Mine / Bou Azzer / Tazenakht / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite-(Co)

Weight: 0.51 ct

Origin: Solita Mine / Lerida / Catalonia / Spain

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Calcite-(Co) Mineral

Size: 10.0 x 7.8 x 4.6 cm

Origin: Aghbar Mine / Bou Azzer / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite-(Co)

Size: 1.13 x 0.75 cm
Weight: 2.44 ct
Origin: Parmea / Spain

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Calcite-(Co)

Size: 1.05 x 0.81 cm
Weight: 2.16 ct
Origin: Parmea / Spain

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Calcite-(Co) Mineral Slice

Size: 4.5 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm

Origin: Bou Azzer / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco

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Calcite Mineral

Calcite Mineral

Size: 9.2 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Jiepaiyu Mine / Shimen County / Changde / Hunan / China

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Calcite Mineral
Calcite

Size: 0.6 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Weight: 0.70 ct
Origin: Chihuahua / Mexico

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Calcite Mineral

Size: 14 x 9 cm

Origin: Ojuela Mine / Mapimi / Durango / Mexico

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Calcite Mineral


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