A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Calcite, CaCO3, and fluorite, CaF2 |
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| Description | The whitish to tan mineral that dominates this specimen is calcite. The grayish-greenish mineral is fluorite. The calcite forms rounded nobs composed of many small individual crystals. Fluorite, a cubic mineral, forms larger crystals. In this specimen just a hint of fluorite's cubic nature can be seen. This specimen is about 8 cm across. |
| Location | Mexico. Near Gauanojuata. |
| Photographer | Twyla Baker. 2001-03-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #303. |
| Key words | fluorite, calcite, Mexico |
| Tech details | 699 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 181 |
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