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Localities Map

Localities for Calcite. Show all mapped localities.

Calcite — Helgustaðir, Iceland Calcite — Elmwood Mine, USA Calcite — Sweetwater Mine, USA Calcite — Santa Eulalia, Mexico Calcite — Cavnic, Romania Calcite — Dalnegorsk, Russia

6 mapped localities for Calcite · approximate positions, famous for fine specimens.

CalciteHelgustaðirIceland · Source of ‘Iceland spar’ — water-clear optical calcite
CalciteElmwood MineUSA · Golden ‘Tennessee calcite’ with sphalerite and fluorite
CalciteSweetwater MineUSA · Calcite crystals perched on galena
CalciteSanta EulaliaMexico · Classic Mexican calcite district
CalciteCavnicRomania · Scalenohedral ‘dogtooth’ crystals
CalciteDalnegorskRussia · Fine calcite from skarn deposits