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Calciohilairite: CaZrSi3O9·3(H2O) Kuzmenkoite-Mn: (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O)
Comments: White rhombododecahedral crystals of calciohilairite associated with orange=brown stout prismatic kuzmenkoite-Mn on matrix. Location: Flora Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: FOV ~1x1 cm. © Pavel M. Kartashov
Calciopetersite: CaCu6[(PO4)2(PO3OH)(OH)6]·3(H2O)
Comments: SEM image of calciopetersite in fine radiating spray; note the hexagonal outline of crystals. (CanMin, v43:1393). Location: Domasiov nad Bystrici, Czech Republic. Scale: See Image. © J. Sejkora / Canadian Mineralogist
Calciotantite: Ca(Ta,Nb)4O11 Tantalite-(Mn): MnTa2O6
Comments: SEM image showing calciotantite (CT), manganotatntalite (MTT), microlite (MT) and lithiowodginite (LW) association. Location: Granitic pegmatites, Kalba, Kazakhstan. Scale: Scale bar 100 µm and 10 µm. © Diederik Visser
Calciouranoite: (Ca,Ba,Pb)U2O7·5(H2O) Metacalciouranoite: (Ca,Na,Ba)U2O7·2(H2O)
Comments: Cryptocrystalline looking, greasy yellow blotches, of amorphous calciouranoite (probably, in part, dehydrated to matacalciouranoite). Location: Oktyabr'skoye Mo-U deposit, east Transbaikal region, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Calcite: CaCO3 Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18
Comments: Transparent emerald, the green variety of beryl on calcite (marble) matrix. Location: Coscuez, Boyacá, Colombia. Scale: 2.5 x 2.5 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Calcite: CaCO3
Comments: White, divergent calcite scalenohedral crystals. Location: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, S.A., Mexico. Scale: 8 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Calcite: CaCO3 Quartz: SiO2
Comments: Purple-colored druse of amethystine quartz and white calcite. Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scale: Sample size 20 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Comments: Cream-colored crystalline aggregate of calcite crystals. Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scale: 20 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Calcurmolite: Ca(UO2)3(MoO4)3(OH)2·11(H2O)
Comments: Calcurmolite in yellow globular aggregates of radiating fibers. Location: Rabejac, Lodeve, Herault, France. Scale: Picture size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Calcybeborosilite-(Y): (REE,Ca)2[ ](B,Be)2(SiO4)2(OH,O)2 Bafertisite: Ba(Fe++,Mn)2TiSi2O7(O,OH)2
Comments: Greenish-gray calcybeborosilite-(Y) grain intergrow with orange bafertisite platelet (upper left corner of the later). Associatied minerals are violet fluorite, white albite, black aegirine, light-yellow (red under UV lamp) cleiophane. Location: Darai-Pioz (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz) Glacier, Alai (Alayskiy) Range, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan. Scale: Picture Size 12x10 mm. © Pavel M. Kartashov