Sugar Quartz With Calcite

Sugar Quartz With CalciteOne of the most common minerals on earth, Calcite is a form of Calcium Carbonate and is one of the primary components in limestone. It is found in a vast array of forms, from prismatic crystals to fibrous wisps. Calcite is clear naturally but it can be found in a variety of brilliant colors due to the presence of chemical impurities during formation. These large, showy specimens contain chunky calcite crystals of exceptional shape draped within a

Found inside of mudstone concretion nodules

with texture ranging from velvety and dark to rugose and sparkling

Aragonite is an incredibly variable mineral

in iron smelting and other metallurgy

Typically found in intricate

depending on the presence of minerals like manganese or iron during the formation of the crystals

This extra large show specimen is fully covered in perfectly scalenohedral calcite crystals with a high degree of exceptionally brilliant pyrite coating on each termination

Hyalite is usually clear but can have some color due to the presence of impurities

Each piece consists of multiple clusters of diamond calcite with high shine on a matrix of Limonite

During the Eocene

narrow shape resembling the interior and pitched roof of a cathedral

Barite is a mineral with an interesting history