Calcite
Calcite crystals from Klichka, Transbaikal
Typical Calcite pseudomorph after Ikanite from Olenitsa at the White Sea coast
of Kola.
Nice Calcite crystals from the lesser known Magnitogorsk skarn in the
Yuzhnyi Ural
Calcite from the 'Nickel mine" Adygea. Note the phantom layer of
pyrite crystals
Crystal clear optical grade Icelandic spar from Nadym, Evenkia
Calcite from Baritovy pass in the Great Caucasus.
Calcite crystals in cavities of the Flysch of Skala Parus, western Caucasus.
Dogtooth Calcite from a roadcut south of Psebai, Caucaus. It occurs in a
cavity in mesozoic limestone.
A rather ugly calcite from an interesting place, Longyearbyen mine at
Spitzbergen. OK if you want to split hairs, this is a Norwegian mine,
But I thought it is the same geology as in the Nearby Russian mines and
Spitzbergen material is not all to common.
[all photo's and collection: Maurice de Graaf]