A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Calcite from near Magdalena, New Mexico |
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| Description | Calcite (CaCO3) is the most common of the carbonate minerals, and is one of the most common minerals in the world. It occurs in many environments and has many habits (appearances). Here we see a mass of sparry calcite crystals; the largest are up to 2 cm long. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Mexico. Near Magdalena. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-06-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | calcite |
| Tech details | 495 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 866 |
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