Calcita
Calcita is a mineral with formula CaCO₃, in the Carbonatos group. This specimen comes from Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg), Trepča Complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo and joined the Terrium collection in 2025.
Description
Small specimen of tabular, lenticular calcite growing on sphalerite matrix.
About Calcita
Calcite from Trepča typically occurs as tabular or stepped aggregates on dark sphalerite with resinous lustre. It is a recognisable local habit, noted for the contrast, the modified rhombohedral layers, and its intense red fluorescence under UV.
About the locality
Trepča is one of the major polymetallic deposits in Europe, noted for calcite–sphalerite associations in complex sulphide veins. It produced thousands of classic specimens over decades.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0271
- Composition
- CaCO₃
- Name
- Calcita
- Group
- Carbonatos
- Category
- Lucimera
- Matrix
- Esfalerita
- Associations
- Esfalerita
- Mine
- Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg)
- District / Municipality
- Trepča Complex
- Province
- Mitrovica
- Region
- Mitrovica District
- Country
- Kosovo
- Size (cm)
- 4 x 2.5 x 2
- Weight
- 8.7 g
- Acquired
- 2025
- Ex-collection
- Samuel Sánchez (Mineraru)
- Etymology
- From the Latin "calx", lime, the etymological root shared by calcite, limestone and calcium.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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