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Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-West Region, Brazil

Sample size: 4,5 x 3,5 x 2,4 cm
 © BráulioPhoto ID: 51568    View Count: 529

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Calcite with perfect Rhombohedral Clevage. This sample showing double refraction ( double repetion of clevage lines behind the sample). Size 6.5x6x3cm. Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva Collection
 © BrhoundsPhoto ID: 47751    View Count: 925

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Iceland Spar, note the double refraction over the black lines. The small image is an orientation illustrating the complete rhombohedral specimen. Size 4 x 2 cm. Photo and collection Pedro González. Equipment Olympus E-500 with Vivitar 90 mm.
 © Pedro GonzálezPhoto ID: 164284    View Count: 198

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Calcite with perfect Rhombohedral Clevage. Size 7x4x5x5.5cm. Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva Collection
 © BrhoundsPhoto ID: 47750    View Count: 374

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Guizhou Province, China

Here is a nice yellow piece of Iceland Spar i acquired from China. It is 7.5 x 4 x 3 cm. From M. Adamowicz collection.
 © M.AdamowiczPhoto ID: 204292    View Count: 144

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjörđur, Iceland

12mm long XL of Iceland Spar
 © JKTPhoto ID: 114186    View Count: 281

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjörđur, Iceland

Heart shaped Calcite on Iceland Spar. Sample is 40mm across
 © JKTPhoto ID: 114187    View Count: 210

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Mount Skessa, Reydarfjörđur, Iceland

Very large specimen, clear twinned cleavage mass. About 35cm tall. Natural History Museum collection.
 © J.RalphPhoto ID: 160545    View Count: 225

Calcite (Var: Iceland Spar) : CaCO3

Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Calcite (Var.Iceland spar) from Tura, Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Size 68 x 66 x 61 mm
 © Oleg LopatkinPhoto ID: 234496    View Count: 101
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