Calcite Crystals from Winklarn, Bavaria, Germany. One unique flat for mineral collectors.
This flat contains a selection of Calcite crystals from Winklarn in Bavaria, Germany. The specimens display cream-white to honey-yellow Calcite crystals forming striking fan-shaped, rosette-like and sheaf-like aggregates on a light-coloured matrix. The different crystal habits create an attractive and varied appearance throughout the collection. The flat shown is exactly the unique collection offered.
Geology & Origin
The locality near Winklarn in Bavaria is known for alpine-style fissure mineralisation where Calcite crystallised under favourable hydrothermal conditions. The crystals formed from mineral-rich fluids within cavities and fractures of the host rock, often together with other associated minerals. Well-developed Calcite specimens from this Bavarian locality are highly appreciated by collectors of classic German mineral localities.
Abbreviations commonly used in mineralogy.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| xl | single crystal, possible with matrix |
| xls | noticeable crystals |
| (xl) | embedded or damaged |
| (xls) | embedded or damaged |
| MASS | massive and/or amorphous pieces |
| TYP | type locality of the original description |
| SWUV | shortwave-UV-reaction |
| UV | ultraviolet reaction |
| SC | self-collected |
| U | unique (single unique piece) |