G Galenita Tenderfoot Joined Feb 17, 2020 Messages 2 Reaction score 1 Golden Thread 0 Location UT Primary Interest: Other Feb 17, 2020 #1 I believe this is calcite, but just wanted to get other opinions. Milky white. Filling cracks in Mississippian (or maybe Pennsylvanian?) limestone in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. That's my stubby toe in the second pic for scale. Thanks in advance! Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon! Last edited: Feb 17, 2020
I believe this is calcite, but just wanted to get other opinions. Milky white. Filling cracks in Mississippian (or maybe Pennsylvanian?) limestone in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. That's my stubby toe in the second pic for scale. Thanks in advance! Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!
Red-Coat Gold Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Dec 23, 2019 Messages 6,334 Reaction score 20,218 Golden Thread 0 Location Surrey, UK Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Feb 17, 2020 #2 Certainly looks like it. Has a typical cleavage pattern for calcite. Upvote 0
DDancer Bronze Member Joined Mar 25, 2014 Messages 2,339 Reaction score 2,003 Golden Thread 0 Location Traveling US to work Detector(s) used Current Equinox 600 Past Whites DFX Garret GTI 2500 and others Prospecting Minelab GPZ 7000 Past SD 2100 GP 3000 (retired) Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Feb 18, 2020 #3 I'll second calcite. Upvote 0
G Galenita Tenderfoot Joined Feb 17, 2020 Messages 2 Reaction score 1 Golden Thread 0 Location UT Primary Interest: Other Feb 22, 2020 Thread Owner #4 Thanks Red-Coat and DDancer! Upvote 0