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Enrique Llorens
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 Posted: Apr 12, 2017 05:48 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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Two of my favorites.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | El Hamman, Meknès, Meknès Prefecture, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco | |
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kokoqn4o
Joined: 13 Dec 2014
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Location: Bulgaria, Sliven
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2017 08:10 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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In Bulgaria also there are very beautiful calcites. This is my recent find - calcite druse and single crystals. They are from Sliven, but the most interesting crystals are found in the Eastern Rhodopes and Burgas.
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Bob Harman
Joined: 06 Nov 2015
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Location: Indiana
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2017 10:32 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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Another one of my many "favorite" calcites. Self collected about 2004.
| Mineral: | Calcite on Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Monroe County, Indiana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | geode is 9 cm. the calcite is 6 cm. |
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Pink calcite on blue chalcedony
As above. The pink calcite is a complexly hoppered rhombohedral crystal with 3 distinct terminations |
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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2017 11:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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My favourite Calcite from my favourite location.
| Mineral: | Calcite and Mottramite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 105mm x 75mm x 50mm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite and Mottramite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 105mm x 75mm x 50mm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite and Mottramite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Good Old Germany
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2017 11:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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A great and very aesthetic Tsumeb specimen, Heimo, as always :-)
And Bob, what a fantastic colour contrast with the blue chalcedony, really nice!
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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2017 14:12 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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| Tobi wrote: | A great and very aesthetic Tsumeb specimen, Heimo, as always :-)
And Bob, what a fantastic colour contrast with the blue chalcedony, really nice! |
Thanks Tobi, appreciated.
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Bob Harman
Joined: 06 Nov 2015
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Location: Indiana
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2017 14:50 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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For your interest and comment, thank you Tobi !
And now for your pleasure here is another complexly hoppered rhombohedral calcite that is also double terminated.
| Mineral: | Calcite on Calcite |
| Locality: | | Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | geode is 6.3 cm the double terminated calcite is 3.2 cm. |
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Pink rhombohedral calcite on small clear calcites and brown pseudocubic calcite
This geode with the complex double terminated calcite was acquired by me about 2009. |
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