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Looks like calcite from Henyan, China to me.
See:
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Thank you, the label was incorrect for Mexico,

I have a calcite that is just labeled Mexico and Im trying to find out a possible location.

Hi Tobi,
Thank you, while researching I noticed other specimen from that area with the same quartz that were labeled from the Boldut mine Cavnic and other specimen that just were Cavnic mine.
Steve

A few nice specimen continued

A few nice specimen continued

A few nice specimen

Here are some new specimens I acquired recently. I've been tuning up my photography skills.

My wife and I just returned home to Maryland from Tucson Gem and Mineral Show exhausted and in awe. The TGMS is both magical and inspiring, My wife gave me this trip as a 60th birthday present. She is ...

The next few specimens were self collected in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia

New additions to my collection

One more specimen!

I have obtain a few new interesting specimen

I feel like packing my bags and flying over, the pictures are wonderful. The Quartz specimen are beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Thank you,

Photographing specimens and preparing them for posting takes time as I learn to use photo editing software. My wife is a event photographer and has a number of lighting systems, 105 mm nikon macro len ...

A few more pictures including a macro.

A few more specimens.

Hi Steven,

We would need the locality for the Beryl IMG_0845.JPG as well as the Grossular hessonite SC82414 89.jpg
Without them these two images can't stay in this special section of "Collec ...

I started collecting around 2 years ago, my goal to obtain samples from all 50 states but I found myself wandering around the global mineral world. Here are a some of my mineral specimens.

Information for this mine can be found at https://www.mindat.org/loc-13818.html. I believe what I have found is water tumbled massive white albite matrix with gray albite crystals. I am able to scratc ...

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Topic: Calcite Mexico
steven calamuci Replies: 4 Views: 1453	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 13, 2020 19:54 Subject: Re: Calcite Mexico
steven calamuci Replies: 4 Views: 1453	Looks like calcite from Henyan, China to me. See: www Thank you, the label was incorrect for Mexico,
Topic: Calcite Mexico
steven calamuci Replies: 4 Views: 1453	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 13, 2020 18:32 Subject: Calcite Mexico
steven calamuci Replies: 4 Views: 1453	I have a calcite that is just labeled Mexico and Im trying to find out a possible location.
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 12, 2016 13:20 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Hi Tobi, Thank you, while researching I noticed other specimen from that area with the same quartz that were labeled from the Boldut mine Cavnic and other specimen that just were Cavnic mine. Steve
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 11, 2016 15:54 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	A few nice specimen continued
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 28, 2016 17:31 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	A few nice specimen continued
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 28, 2016 17:12 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	A few nice specimen
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 04, 2016 18:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Here are some new specimens I acquired recently. I've been tuning up my photography skills.
Topic: Tucson Show 2016
steven calamuci Replies: 61 Views: 90811	Forum: News about shows Posted: Feb 17, 2016 21:14 Subject: First trip to Tuscon show 2016
steven calamuci Replies: 61 Views: 90811	My wife and I just returned home to Maryland from Tucson Gem and Mineral Show exhausted and in awe. The TGMS is both magical and inspiring, My wife gave me this trip as a 60th birthday present. She is ...
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 18, 2015 21:16 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	The next few specimens were self collected in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 17, 2015 20:37 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	New additions to my collection
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 08, 2014 20:23 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	One more specimen!
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 07, 2014 16:12 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	I have obtain a few new interesting specimen
Topic: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa
steven calamuci Replies: 354 Views: 333294	Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Oct 06, 2014 19:38 Subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa
steven calamuci Replies: 354 Views: 333294	I feel like packing my bags and flying over, the pictures are wonderful. The Quartz specimen are beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 05, 2014 15:19 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Thank you,
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 05, 2014 14:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Photographing specimens and preparing them for posting takes time as I learn to use photo editing software. My wife is a event photographer and has a number of lighting systems, 105 mm nikon macro len ...
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 22, 2014 16:47 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	A few more pictures including a macro.
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 18, 2014 19:58 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	A few more specimens.
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 18, 2014 04:21 Subject: Re: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Hi Steven, We would need the locality for the Beryl IMG_0845.JPG as well as the Grossular hessonite SC82414 89.jpg Without them these two images can't stay in this special section of "Collec ...
Topic: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 17, 2014 18:03 Subject: Collection of Steven Calamuci
steven calamuci Replies: 19 Views: 23643	I started collecting around 2 years ago, my goal to obtain samples from all 50 states but I found myself wandering around the global mineral world. Here are a some of my mineral specimens.
Topic: Albite matrix with gray albite crystal Kensington Mica mine, Silver Spring, MD
steven calamuci Replies: 0 Views: 3151	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: May 30, 2013 16:59 Subject: Albite matrix with gray albite crystal Kensington Mica mine, Silver Spring, MD
steven calamuci Replies: 0 Views: 3151	Information for this mine can be found at https://www.mindat.org/loc-13818.html. I believe what I have found is water tumbled massive white albite matrix with gray albite crystals. I am able to scratc ...