5611 - Calcite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Freiberg
Germany

Contributors

Archibald MacMartin

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

5611

Mineral Name

Calcite

Chemical Formula

CaCO3

Subcollection

Archibald M. MacMartin
Specimen Number
052

Colorless prisms to 1 cm, rhombohedral faces absent

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Freiberg, Saxony, Germany

Locality Lat/Long

50.9128283, 13.341727

Mining District

Freiberg District
Original Attributed Locality
Saxony
Freiberg
Geographic Features
Erzgebirge