Main index --- Minerals list --- Hardness index Coloured calcite
Name:Calcite
Derivation:From "calcis" (Latin) limestone
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Calcite comes in a wide range of colours and forms. The photograph to the left gives some idea of the range of colours. More information about calcite, and other rocks and minerals with the some chemical formula, are given below.


Calcite crystal
Calcite crystals 		Iceland Spar
Calcite Double Refraction 		White Aragonite
Aragonite 		Limestone fossils
Limestone 		Marble
Marble

Larger picture of pieces of calcite:

Calcite