3" Polished Blue Caribbean Calcite "Moon"

This is a 3" wide section of blue Caribbean calcite that has been cut and polished in to the shape of a crescent moon. The material was collected from the Balochistan Province along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Caribbean Calcite, also marketed under the name "Blue Aragonite", is a blue calcite and aragonite formation that resembles a Caribbean coastline in its brown and blue coloration. It comes from a carbonate mineral deposit discovered in 2019 along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan in the Balochistan region. The blue-colored mineral is calcite, while the white-brown material is aragonite.

Calcite and aragonite are two different forms of calcium carbonate. Calcite is the stable form, whereas aragonite is metastable. When heated over a long time period, aragonite will ultimately transform into calcite.
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SPECIES
Calcite & Aragonite
LOCATION
Balochistan Province, Pakistan
SIZE
3 x 1.45"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#202854