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It typically appears as flakes,scales or delicate sprays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue calcite:\u003cbr\u003eBlue calcite is a beautiful coloured calcium carbonate rich variant of ordinary calcite.\u003cbr\u003eCrystal system-Trigonal \u003cbr\u003eMineral class-Carbonates\u003cbr\u003eHardness-3.0\u003cbr\u003eRock formation- calcite is a secondary mineral. It forms primarily in sedimentary rocks like limestone and chalk, through the deposition and accumulation of marine organism shells or in hydrothermal veins where calcium rich mineralized waters precipitate large crystals. \u003cbr\u003eWhen you find graphite inclusions or on the surface of blue calcite,it indicates a setting where calcium rich hydrothermal solutions encountered carbon bearing metamorphic rocks such as schists or marbles. 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