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GLOBULAR CALCITE

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GLOBULAR CALCITE

A great specimen with well defined Globular Calcite crystals on matrix.

Location:
Bundoora, VIC.

Dimensions:
6cm x 5cm x 3cm, 87g.

CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate.

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GLOBULAR CALCITEGLOBULAR CALCITE

A great specimen with well defined Globular Calcite crystals on matrix.

Location:
Bundoora, VIC.

Dimensions:
6cm x 5cm x 3cm, 87g.

CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate.

Calcite, which gets its name from “chalix” the Greek word for lime, is a most amazing and yet, most common mineral.  One of the most common minerals on the face of the Earth, comprising about 4% by weight of the Earth’s crust and is formed in many different geological environments.  Calcite can form rocks of considerable mass and constitutes a significant part of all three major rock classification types.  Limestone becomes marble from the heat and pressure of metamorphic events.  Calcite is even a major component in the igneous rock called carbonatite and forms the major portion of many hydrothermal veins.  Some of these rock types are composed of more than 99% calcite.  Why would a collector be interested in such a common mineral? Its extraordinary diversity and beauty.

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