Calcite

  
Origin: Port Orielle, Washington, U.S.A.
Sample size: 8.5 x 4 cm
 
  
 
  
 
  
Origin: Sonneman Mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, U.S.A.
Sample size: 9 x 6.5 cm (top), 8.5 x 6.5 cm (2nd row), 7.5 x 5.5 cm (bottom)
 
  
Origin: Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Sample size: 9 x 7 x 5.5 cm
 
Cobaltian calcite with minor kolwezite on quartz
  
Cobaltian calcite with a coating of kolwezite
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Cobaltian calcite with some massif kolwezite
  
Cobaltian calcite with minor coating of malachite
  
 
  
 
Cobaltian calcite with kolwezite
  
Cobaltian calcite with heterogenite
Origin: Mashamba West, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 cm (top), 2.5 cm crystal (2nd row), 5 x 2.3 cm (3rd row), 3 x 2 cm (4th row), 3 x 2 cm (5th row), 5 x 3.5 cm (6th row), 3.5 x 2 cm (7th row), 3.6 x 3.1 cm (8th row), 4 x 3.5 cm (9th row left), 4.5 x 4 cm (9th row right), 3.3 x 2.8 cm (10th row), 6.5 x 4 cm (11th row), 5.5 x 4 cm (12th/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Cobaltian calcite
Origin: Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco
Sample size: 6.4 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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