Calcite Mineral Gallery

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Calcite Minerals

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Calcite: CaCO3
Quartz: SiO2

Comments: Purple-colored druse of amethystine quartz and white calcite.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scale: Sample size 20 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

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Calcite: CaCO3
Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18

Comments: Transparent emerald, the green variety of beryl on calcite (marble) matrix.
Location: Coscuez, Boyacá, Colombia. Scale: 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

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Calcite: CaCO3

Comments: White, divergent calcite scalenohedral crystals.
Location: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, S.A., Mexico. Scale: 8 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

Calcite Image

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Calcite: CaCO3

Comments: Cream-colored crystalline aggregate of calcite crystals.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scale: 20 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy