| | Description | |
| Comments: | Common as a massive vein filling to 2mts, rare cavitys display crystals to 2.5cms, some with micro pyrite inclusions. With in the zinc oxide area calcite forms crystalline 'stallactites', very rare pinkish acute rhombs, and pseudoctahedral crystals. | | Habit: | Scalenohedron, and micro rombic crystals, stalactites | | Colour: | Colourless, white, pale brown, pale pink | | Quality of samples: | not specified / average specimens | | Rarity at site: | Very common | | Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Confirmed | | Confirmation Methods: | XRD
| | Analysis Reference: | NHM London | | References | |
| References: | [Rust, S. Seltene Mineralien aus dem Steinbruch Milltown bei Ashover LAPIS Mineralienmagazin 1994, 12, p.13-17, 58] | | Associated minerals: | |
| Associates: | Ashoverite
Baryte
Cerussite
Ettringite
Fluorite
Galena
Hemimorphite
Litharge
Massicot
Palygorskite
Pyrite
Quartz
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Sweetite
Weddellite
| | Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data | | Locality Data: | Click here to view Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK | | Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
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