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GOLDEN CALCITE SWEETWATER

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A great specimen of stunning Golden Calcite Sweetwater Mine on matrix.  Terminated golden crystals in a cluster formation, with some galena and Chalcopyrite also visible.  Calcite is a very popular mineral that comes in a variety of colours and shapes.  This great piece comes from the Sweetwater Mine in the US, a sought after location among mineral collectors.  An outstanding and super collectible specimen.  This specimen is from the private collection.

Dimensions:
11.5cm x 8.3cm x 6cm, 683g.

Location:
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Missouri.

Calcium Carbonate
CaCO3.

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GOLDEN CALCITE SWEETWATERGOLDEN CALCITE SWEETWATER

A great specimen of stunning Golden Calcite Sweetwater Mine on matrix.  Terminated golden crystals in a cluster formation, with some galena and Chalcopyrite also visible.  Calcite is a very popular mineral that comes in a variety of colours and shapes.  This great piece comes from the Sweetwater Mine in the US, a sought after location among mineral collectors.  An outstanding and super collectible specimen.  This specimen is from the private collection.

Dimensions:
11.5cm x 8.3cm x 6cm, 683g.

Location:
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Missouri.

Calcium Carbonate
CaCO3.

Calcite name is from chalix the Greek word for lime.  This is a most amazing yet, common mineral.  Comprising about 4% by weight of the Earth’s crust and 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.  It forms oolitic, fossiliferous and massive limestones in sedimentary environments.  Calcite serves as the cements for many sandstones and shales.  Limestone becomes marble from the heat and pressure of metamorphic events.  Calcite forms the major portion of many hydrothermal veins.  Sea creature like Shells and Plankton and others form a sedimentary layer on the ocean floor.  This is the start of where Calcite comes from.

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Galena:
PbS

Chalcopyrite:
CuFeS2.

Weight800 g
Dimensions16 × 12 × 8 cm

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