Found all over the world, calcite is the most stable form of calcium carbonate and is the main mineral found in limestone. We find calcite in the ocean, in shells or hard parts of marine organisms ...
A 1,156-ct calcite gemstone cut from a twin crystal presents an unusual phenomenon when the interior is viewed through the table. One observes a multitude of colored images of the lower pavilion ...
The Mogok Stone Tract in Myanmar (formerly Burma) is one of the world’s most famous sources of ruby, which often forms there in a calcite-marble host. Calcite may occur as an inclusion inside the ruby ...