This Specimen has been sold.
5.1" Fluorescent Calcite Geode Section - Morocco
This is a sparkling portion of a calcite crystal filled geode, collected from Aouli, Morocco. The calcite crystals are all beautifully formed and have a faint yellow coloration. Under UV light, the crystals fluoresce the typical orange color seen by other calcite specimens.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Calcite, CaCO3, is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate. The other polymorphs are the minerals aragonite and vaterite. Calcite crystals are trigonal-rhombohedral, though actual calcite rhombohedra are rare as natural crystals. However, they show a remarkable variety of habits including acute to obtuse rhombohedra, tabular forms, and prisms. Calcite exhibits several twinning types adding to the variety of observed forms. It may occur as fibrous, granular, lamellar, or compact. Cleavage is usually in three directions parallel to the rhombohedron form.