A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Massive calcite on fine grained limestone |
|---|---|
| Description | Limestone is often composed of fine grained calcite, so it is no surprise that it is sometimes associated with coarse, massive, calcite crystals. The white calcite shown here crystlalized in a vein after the grey limestone was formed. This sample is 8.5 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Pennsylvania. Near Reading. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #649. |
| Key words | calcite, limestone, Pennsylvania |
| Tech details | 539 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 681 |
 | |