A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Calcite with drusy pyrite, from Red Lake, Ontario |
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| Description | These calcite crystals are speckled with pyrite (FeS, iron sulfide). Calcite (CaCO3, calcium carbonate), which gets its name from “chalix” the Greek word for lime, is a common mineral. It has many appearances and is formed in many different geological environments. 4% of the earth's crust is calcite, most of it making up fine grained limestones. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Ontario. Near Red Lake. |
| Photographer | Twyla Baker. 2001-06-28. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | calcite, pyrite, Ontario, Canada |
| Tech details | 604 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 942 |
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