France, Île-de-France
Fontainebleau sand calcite localities
Crystal locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sandstone.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Oligocene sands cemented into famous sand-calcite crystals beneath the forest
Fontainebleau sand calcites are documented in every crystallography text.
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