Calcite

Calcite crystals to 5 cm
Origin: Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, South Tynedale, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumbria, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Microphoto, 1 mm crystal
Microphoto, calcite 'stalactite' 1.5 mm
Crystals to 2 mm
Origin: Milltown Quarry, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
'Axe Head' twin calcite 7.5cm high
Origin: Slayley Quarry, Bonsall Moor, Derbyshire, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
2 mm crystal on fluorite
Origin: Dirtlow Rake, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
2 mm twinned crystal
1.5 mm twinned crystal
Origin: Hampstead Farm Quarry, Chipping Sodbury district, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 
5mm scalenohedral calcite crystal studded with tiny pyrite crystals
Origin: Hampstead Farm Quarry, Chipping Sodbury district, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
  
Calcite twin
Origin: Gilfoot Mine, Cumberland, England
Sample size: 8.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
 
  
  
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 15 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Nasik, India
Sample size: 11 x 4 x 4 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Milliken (Sweetwater) mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Aranga Quarry, Aranga, New Zealand
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner and photo: Evan Chugg
 
Origin: Variety Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size:  unknown
Sample owner: Steve Sorrell
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Sorrell

Crocoite.com

 

Cobaltoan calcite with minor azurite
Origin: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: 25 x 35 mm
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Vic Cloete 

 

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