Merkabite / Merkaba Calcite™
Unregistered commercial name for white calcite reportedly found only in Kansas, United States. This is doubtful. The name is derived from the merkaba, a star…
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Iceland Spar
Name for an optically clear form of calcite, usually in the shape of cleaved parallelepipeds or rhombohedral (diamond-shaped) cleavage crystals. Named for the country where…
Dali jasper
Misleading commercial name for a red and white banded calcite. It contains no jasper or quartz at all. Inclusions of probably iron in the various…
Boli Stone
Commercial name for calcite crystals found in the desert of Saudi Arabia. The stones have become smooth from the action of wind and sand. Do…
Live session #2: Calcite
Recorded live session in which I discuss the mineral calcite and show various examples of it from all over the world and also from the…
