Calcita
Calcita is a mineral with formula CaCO₃, in the Carbonatos group. This specimen comes from Sweetwater Mine, Estados Unidos and joined the Terrium collection in 2000.
Description
A single yellow calcite crystal on matrix...
History of this specimen
It has an older sister, the piece with ID (0657). The piece came with a label so old that it was impossible to restore, so it had a previous owner before Pablo Muñoz.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0656
- Composition
- CaCO₃
- Name
- Calcita
- Group
- Carbonatos
- Category
- Meritum Persé
- Mine
- Sweetwater Mine
- Country
- Estados Unidos
- Acquired
- 2000
- Ex-collection
- Pablo Muñoz
- Etymology
- From the Latin «calx», “lime”, the root also shared by calcite, limestone and calcium.
- Quality
- Top
- Value trend
- Estable
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