A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Calcite (yellow) |
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| Description | Calcite (CaCO3) comes in many different varieties. It is generally identifiable by its rhomohedral cleavage, reaction to acid, hardness (3 on Moh's scale) and double refraction. Although most specimens are white or clear, color is highly variable. This hue of yellow is a relatively rare variety. The specimen is 10 cm across. |
| Location | Mexico |
| Photographer | Twyla Baker. 2001-06-29. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | calcite, Mexico |
| Tech details | 424 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 975 |
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