Calcite — specimens [gallery view]

A major rock-forming mineral; in limestones, marbles, a common cement in sedimentary rocks, and as gangue in hydrothermal veins; in alkalic to mafic igneous rocks; common as speleothems in caves (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). There are specimens of 4440 carats (Arem, 1987: 60).