found a nice piece of calcite

[GatorBoy]

Sifting for fossil shark teeth in Florida. Somewhere I have one that replaced the entire shell of a spiral snail.. found this one yesterday.

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

gotta like that! Nice find.
Jim

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks its good looking stuff. Its very abundant in Florida so I forget its not old hat everywhere.

 

[Jim in Idaho]

THere's a place in Utah's Uinta Mountains where they mine Calcite big enough to make lighted countertops out of it...gorgeous stuff. There may be some here in Idaho....I'm not sure I would know it if I saw it...LOL
Jim

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks for the reply Jim.