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
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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) |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 3.4 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm Origin: Bigrigg Mine / West Cumberland Iron Field / Cumbria County / England Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite
Size: 5.20 x 2.70 cm Weight: 254.64 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite Mineral in MW UV Light
Size: 5.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm Origin: San Giovanni Mine / Iglesias / Sardinia / Italy Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.minclassics.com |
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Calcite
Size: 2.55 x 1.89 cm Weight: 35.60 ct Origin: Rudniy / Russia Photo by kind permission of © www.earthstreas.com |
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Calcite
Size: 2.91 x 2.91 x 2.06 cm Weight: 94.74 ct Origin: Kazakhstan Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Calcite
Size: 1.35 x 0.85 cm Weight: 6.18 ct Origin: Heidelberg / Baden-Württemberg / Germany Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 4.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm Origin: Daye County / Huangshi / Hubei / China Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite
Size: 1.22 x 1.12 x 0.64 cm Weight: 3.98 ct Origin: China Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 9.0 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite
Size: 0.85 x 0.60 cm Weight: 1.27 ct Origin: former Yugoslavia Photo by kind permission of © www.kox-gems.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 2.0 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm Origin: Zagi Mt. / Khyber Agency / FATA / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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Calcite
Weight: 2.24 ct Origin: Merelani / Arusha / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.steveperrygems.com |
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Calcite
Size: 1.11 x 0.71 cm Weight: 2.67 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Length of the crystal: almost 4 cm Origin: Berry Materials Quarry / North Vernon / Indiana / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.madmineralz.com |
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Calcite "Rainbow"
Size: 3.00 x 1.65 cm Weight: 52.99 ct Origin: Balmat / New York / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Calcite "Rainbow"
Size: 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm Weight: 6.30 ct Origin: Chihuahua / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Calcite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 5.3 x 5.0 x 3.9 cm Origin: Frizington / Cumbria / England Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co)
Size: 0.60 x 0.35 cm Weight: 0.59 ct Origin: Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 6.6 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm Origin: Schneeberg / Erzgebirge Mts. / Saxony / Germany Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 5.4 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm Origin: Bou Azzer / Tazenakht / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co)
Weight: 0.28 ct Origin: Bou Azzer / Tazenakht / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Calcite-(Co)
Weight: 0.51 ct Origin: Solita Mine / Lerida / Catalonia / Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co)
Size: 1.13 x 0.75 cm Weight: 2.44 ct Origin: Parmea / Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co)
Size: 1.05 x 0.81 cm Weight: 2.16 ct Origin: Parmea / Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite-(Co) Mineral Slice
Size: 4.5 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm Origin: Bou Azzer / Ouarzazate Prov. / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 9.2 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm Origin: Jiepaiyu Mine / Shimen County / Changde / Hunan / China Photo by kind permission of © www.chinesefineminerals.com |
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Calcite
Size: 0.6 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm Weight: 0.70 ct Origin: Chihuahua / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Calcite Mineral
Size: 14 x 9 cm Origin: Ojuela Mine / Mapimi / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.douglassminerals.com |
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