Calcite Photos
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Calcite Photos
Calcite
last edited: 9/22/10 number of photos: 865
Calcite is CaCO3
Mineral information on calcite
Calcite comes from The Latin word, calx, which
means lime.
photos
models of calcite
crystalline structure:
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calcite-double refraction:
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calcite, Icelandspar:
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calcite-dogtoothspar crystals:
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calcite-twinned scalenohedron crystal:
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calcite-twinned crystal, butterfly twin:
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calcite, reddish-orange crystals:
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calcite, blue:
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calcite-gray crystals:
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calcite cleavages:
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calcite cleavages in rock:
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calcite, cave onyx:
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calcite, chalk:
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calcite, lithographic limestone:
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calcite, marble:
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calcite, travertine:
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calcite, rhombohedron crystals:
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calcite-modified rhombohedron crystal:
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calcite-scalenohedron crystals:
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calcite-modified scalenohedron crystals:
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calcite, cave formations:
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calcite, cave formation "birds nest":
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calcite crystals from Indiana:
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calcite crystals from Missouri:
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calcite crystals from Tombstone, Arizona:
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calcite from China:
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calcite crystals in a geode:
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calcite, oil-stained crystals:
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calcite, stalactite:
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calcite, white crystals:
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calcite crystal with copper inclusions:
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calcite-orange crystals:
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calcite pseudomorphs after glauberite:
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calcite-angelwing crystals:
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drawings
calcite twinned crystals:
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