A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Calcite (chalk) from Dover, England |
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| Description | When fine grained, calcite is referred to as “chalk.” This sample comes from the famous White Cliffs, near Dover, England. It is 7 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cretaceous |
| Location | England. Near Dover. Dover's White Cliffs. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1917. |
| Key words | calcite, England, White Cliffs |
| Tech details | 591 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 675 |
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