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Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil

Calcite on Galena

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Calcite on galena, 11.5 cm, from the Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri; collected in the late 1970s. Photo by Jeff Scovil.

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SpeciesCalcite, Galena
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Missouri, Sweetwater Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Midwest page 230
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Calcite
Mineral guide
Learn about Calcite
diverse shapes, colors, and optical quirks; widely available yet scarce elite pieces from Elmwood and Charcas drive collecting value and display.
Calcite
Regional guide
Calcite from Sweetwater Mine
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Locality guide
Sweetwater Mine
Sweetwater Mine, Missouri: a Viburnum Trend locality famed for sculptural calcite prisms, brassy chalcopyrite, and lead-gray galena, prized by collectors.