Mineral Specimens with Calcite

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MD-180773 - Calcite - - Archived
Holland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 7.0 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm.
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Calcite from Holland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180773a.jpg]

7.0 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm. A very sharp, doubly terminated, lightly frosted calcite crystal from Arizona. This fine, old-timer has calcite classic crystal form and is nicely accented by a couple of calcite scalenohedrons. This fine old piece is from the John Ydren Collection and comes from the Holland Mine of Santa Cruz County, a small lead-zinc-copper-silver-gold mine that had primary production between 1880 and 1900.

MD-180789 - Ruizite, Calcite - - Archived
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
miniature, 4 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm.
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Ruizite, Calcite from N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180789b.jpg]

4 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm. A superb specimen of beautiful bladed crystals of the rare silicate Ruizite. The crystals, up to about 2 mm in length, grow in flower-like clusters liberally spread among the gemmy Calcite rhombs. The gemmy Ruizite blades have a deep cinnamon color and excellent luster. Ex. Charlie Key.

MD-180817 - Corundum (Var: Ruby), Calcite, Phlogopite - - Archived
Ganesh Himal deposit, Somdang, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal
miniature, 3.2 x 3.2 x 2 cm.
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Corundum (Var: Ruby), Calcite, Phlogopite from Ganesh Himal deposit, Somdang, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180817a.jpg]

3.2 x 3.2 x 2 cm. A sharp, very well-defined single Ruby crystal (2.3 cm) in Calcite with Phlogopite. The color is very good, and the tip is gemmy and terminated. Ex. Charlie Key.

MD-180824 - Smithsonite, Calcite - - Archived
Mineral Point, Upper Mississippi Valley District, Iowa Co., Wisconsin, USA
cabinet, 12.3 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm.
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Smithsonite, Calcite from Mineral Point, Upper Mississippi Valley District, Iowa Co., Wisconsin, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180824a.jpg]

12.3 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm. A superb specimen of lustrous well-defined Smithsonite casts after Calcite. The largest of these casts is an amazing 2.4 cm. They are lustrous, numerous, and very well-preserved. Old material, from the early 1900s or late 1800s. Ex. Charlie Key.

MD-180825 - Calcite, Stilbite-Ca - - Archived
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
small cabinet, 6 x 6 x 3.2 cm.
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Calcite, Stilbite-Ca from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180825a.jpg]

6 x 6 x 3.2 cm. A fine specimen of uncommon pseudo-cubic Calcites. The Calcites are gemmy with a rich honey color, and sit nicely on pink Stilbites. The largest Calcite is 1.1 cm on edge. Ex. Charlie Key.

MD-180859 - Calcite - - Archived
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
thumbnail, 3.1 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm.
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Calcite from Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180859a.jpg]

3.1 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm. Fine gem-clear Calcite from the famous Wessels Mine. The Calcite is perfect, water-clear, razor-sharp, and has a gorgeous complex termination. What make the 2.8 cm crystal so remarkable are the hematite-dusted phantoms with-in the crystal. These phantoms are also expressed on the actual crystal faces.

MD-180891 - Quartz (Var: Chalcedony), Calcite - - Archived
Namibia
miniature, 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm.
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Quartz (Var: Chalcedony), Calcite from Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180891a.jpg]

3.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm. A fine pseudomorph of Chalcedony after Calcite from the Namib Desert. The blades of what is now Chalcedony are delicate in nature, and fascinating in appearance. The largest, which is 1.6 cm across, is light tan and translucent. There are also very attractive dendritic growths (manganese or iron oxides) within the blade similar to what is often found in agates. Ex. Charlie Key.

MD-180909 - Prehnite, Calcite, Quartz - - Archived
Zoetwater (Soetwater), Calvinia, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
cabinet, 11.8 x 7.6 x 6 cm.
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Prehnite, Calcite, Quartz from Zoetwater (Soetwater), Calvinia, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180909a.jpg]

11.8 x 7.6 x 6 cm. A fine specimen of translucent mint-green Prehnite from South Africa. The Calcite (6.9 cm across) is now replaced and composed of hundreds of fine .7 cm Prehnite blades and the sharp sides have been well-preserved. It sits up on a base of bladed-to-botryoidal Prehnite. Ex. Charlie Key.

MD-181362 - Calcite (Var: Manganoan Calcite), Manganite - - Archived
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
miniature, 4.8 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm.
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Calcite (Var: Manganoan Calcite), Manganite from Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181362a.jpg]

4.8 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm. Flower-like crystals of translucent, light pink manganoan calcite, to 3.5 cm across, are surrounded by a druse of minute, lustrous, black crystals of manganite. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.

MD-181374 - Calcite - - Archived
Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
small cabinet, 7.8 x 7.2 x 4.7 cm.
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Calcite from Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181374a.jpg]

7.8 x 7.2 x 4.7 cm. A cluster of lustrous, translucent, milky calcite crystals are cemented by a thin veneer of basalt. The crystals, some of which are doubly terminated, reach 6.0 cm across. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.

MD-181403 - Calcite - - Archived
Crystal Springs No. 2 quarry, Lecanto, Hardee Co., Florida, USA
small cabinet, 5.6 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm.
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Calcite from Crystal Springs No. 2 quarry, Lecanto, Hardee Co., Florida, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181403a.jpg]

5.6 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm. A superb miniature from this classic occurrence in the US formed from solution in water, in a cave environment. Ex. Cal and Kerith Graeber and Francis and Patricia Benjamin Collections.

MD-181406 - Calcite (Var: Cobaltoan Calcite) - - Archived
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
small cabinet, 5.7 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm.
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Calcite (Var: Cobaltoan Calcite) from Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181406a.jpg]

5.7 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm. This is a fine cobaltoan calcite from a find here in the 90s. Ex. Jack Halpern Collection.

MD-181556 - Calcite - - Archived
York, York Co., Pennsylvania, USA
small cabinet, 5.5 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm.
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Calcite from York, York Co., Pennsylvania, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181556a.jpg]

5.5 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm. A sharp, lustrous, perfect crystal of Pennsylvania calcite, about 3.2 cm, sitting perfectly on the pocket-wall, trimmed out carefully so that it has just the right matrix as backdrop. This crystal has beautiful symmetry and a gently curving, glassy face in front, surrounded by silky faces. Ex. Feist Collection.

MD-181654 - Calcite - - Archived
Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
miniature, 4.9 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm.
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4.9 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm. This is a fine Brazilian calcite specimen from the Martin Zinn Collection.

MD-181685 - Calcite - - Archived
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm.
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2.7 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm. A superb cluster of triangular, "Mercedes Star", calcite crystals from the recent find at the Daye Mine of China. These lustrous, water-clear beauties have a neat hematite tint to them.


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127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144
145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162
163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
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