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Fluorapatite/Calcite Mineral Specimen

$44.99

Lovely fluorapatite ranges in color from green, brown, blue, violet to colorless. A popular tidbid is that fluorapatite is an  important component of tooth enamel.

This piece contains   fluorapatite, and  orange calcite. Orange calcite is a soothing calcite crystallizes in the hexagonal system with a wide range of crystal habits and colors.

Size: 1″ X 2.25″

Locality: Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada

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Fluorapatite/Calcite Mineral Specimen

CALCITE

HISTORY, NAME, LOCALITIES: Although known since antiquity, calcite’s many confusing crystal habits precluded recognition as a species until 1845. Its name stems from the Greek chalx, meaning “lime.” Calcite is found worldwide; notable collecting localities are in England, Iceland, Germany, India, and the United States (Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey).

MINERALOGY, PROPERTIES, OCCURRENCE: Calcite [calcium carbonate, CaCO3], pronounced CHAL-site, is the most abundant carbonate mineral. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system (trigonal subsystem); crystals are usually rhombohedral, scalenohedral, or prismatic with a unusually wide variety of habits. It has a Mohs hardness of 3.0, perfect cleavage in three directions to form rhombohedrons, vitreous-to-dull luster, and a specific gravity of 2.7-3.0. It is usually white or colorless, but impurities create a wide range of pale colors. Calcite develops in many mineralogical environments, including pegmatites, carbonatites, chemical and sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and hydrothermal veins.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, LORE, USES: According to metaphysical practitioners, calcite enhances learning abilities, reduces fear and stress, removes negative energies, and promotes creativity and imagination. Calcite is the primary mineral component of limestone, which is mined in huge quantities for use as dimensional stone, in cement, and as a metallurgical flux; and marble, which serves as a dimensional stone and sculpting medium. Banded, massive forms of calcite, known as “marble onyx,” are fashioned into ornamental objects.

COLLECTORS’ INFORMATION: Calcite specimens are widely sought by collectors for their remarkable variety of crystal habits and colors, unusual size, affordability, excellent crystal development, and, in composite specimens, interesting associations with many other minerals.

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