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Carles Millan
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 Posted: Apr 11, 2017 13:18 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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A typical calcite from Elmwood. Ex Dr. Steve Neely collection. More details at this post.
| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 82 mm x 60 mm x 40 mm |
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| Very poor photo, shot about 9 years ago, almost an eternity if measured in internet time units. |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 11, 2017 13:27 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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This is not a garnet. I can swear it ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=6139#6139 )
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 mm x 40 mm x 35 mm overall |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 11, 2017 15:39 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | This is not a garnet. I can swear it |
A really nice sample of calcite disguised as garnet ;-)
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Manuel Mesa
Joined: 23 Dec 2011
Posts: 166
Location: Teruel
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| Posted: Apr 12, 2017 01:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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I would like to add this locality....
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Wenshan, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 x 45 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 12, 2017 02:43 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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Yes, China has indeed some great localities for calcite:
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Xianhuang Mine (Xianhuangkuang Mine), Jinchengjiang District, Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 15 cm |
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| Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Huangpolong Mine, Leiping, Guiyang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 25 cm |
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| Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Kangjianwan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 18 cm |
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| Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Tonglüshan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 8 cm |
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Enrique Llorens
Joined: 02 Jun 2011
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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 Hammam, Ait Mimoune, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 cm |
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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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| 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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| Dimensions: | 105mm x 75mm x 50mm |
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Tobi
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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
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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
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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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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 13, 2017 10:04 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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I just read the LAPIS extra issue about calcite (from 1998) which features a "top ten" ranking of calcite localities. The experienced mineral experts Helmut Brückner, Dr. Ulrich Burchard, Herb Obboda, Christian Weise, Dr. Hans-Jürgen Wilke, Victor Yount and Walter Hess were asked which they would call the "top ten". According to their answers, this was the ranking (don't forget it was made 20 years ago, so no wonder that there are no certain Chinese mines, only "China". Also, the list only says "India" and "Mexico" without any details):
1. Cumberland, UK
2. Tennessee, U.S.
3. Sankt Andreasberg, Harz Mts., Germany
4. Dal'negorsk, Russia
5. Mexico
6. Tsumeb, Namibia
7. India
8. China
9. Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
10. Michigan, U.S.
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Roger Warin
Joined: 23 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Sep 13, 2017 14:16 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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Hi,
Some beautiful calcite, I think.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Cafarnaum Mine, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Wenshan, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |
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Roger Warin
Joined: 23 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Sep 13, 2017 15:12 Post subject: Re: Favourite Calcites? |
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Other calcite.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Rhisnes, Namur District, Namur Province, Wallonia, Belgium | |
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| Hexagonal dipyramid {8 8 -16 3} |
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| Mineral: | Calcite (variety cobaltoan) |
| Locality: | | Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite (variety cobaltoan) |
| Locality: | | Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite (variety "frite") |
| Locality: | | Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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