That was so kind of you to recognize this as a contribution! So, Here are some beautiful pics of these calcite caves (sta*ites are made of calcite - according to wiki calcite page) To quote Calcite Wiki Page: *Calcite is the primary mineral in metamorphic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_rock> marble <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble>. It also occurs as a vein <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein_(geology)> mineral in deposits from hot springs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_spring>, and it occurs in caverns <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavern> as stalactites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalactite> and stalagmites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalactite>.*
We should also notice that the "Wikipedia" article on Calcite -- directly goes only to "Calcite" the mineral. May be, a disambiguation is needed there.... to differentiate between the Chemical Calcite and the Apache project Calcite... If we are looking at being in Wikipedia - may be - we should get this right. Here are some links that look beautiful in my eyes. Sorry about the Ugly links... But the pictures they carry are not really Ugly ;-) We may have to imprint a nicely written "Calcite" as a Watermark into one such beautiful image. May be a 3D translucent watermark (like the Sketch that you made) Hope you find these interesting! 1. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v38_eq0AIHw/T2tewwBzmQI/AAAAAAAAAHA/JyVCubyKKeM/s640/stal1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bohomixology.com/2012/03/stalagmites-and-stalactites.html&h=419&w=554&tbnid=I3SIM7lG3bPOsM:&docid=JmX_TFn05Stk9M&ei=bPviVu2sKonp-AGq272oBw&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjtkr3Hj7nLAhWJND4KHaptD3U42AQQMwhcKFkwWQ 2. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7334/16221709838_a03fd16470_b.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeannot7/16221709838&h=683&w=1024&tbnid=y344F0Fo4F1TXM:&docid=P_dxL_tDW0_v1M&ei=QPviVtbsIcXl-QHi_reYBw&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjWjLeyj7nLAhXFcj4KHWL_DXM4rAIQMwhTKFAwUA 3. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://m5.paperblog.com/i/51/513905/multicolored-stalagmites-and-stalactites-in-c-L-neNUJ7.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://en.paperblog.com/multicolored-stalagmites-and-stalactites-in-china-513905/&h=475&w=721&tbnid=-mrcagDWc9dUAM:&docid=lqNeNkx7RBHB_M&ei=7friVreUM4Hz-QGamIPoBw&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwj3vv6Kj7nLAhWBeT4KHRrMAH0QMwhPKCcwJw 4. https://www.pinterest.com/bubbleslinger/stalactites-stalagmites/ 5. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/wendylady1/Random%252520Journal%252520pics/Christmas/Iceberg%252520formations/Icebergformation06.jpg&imgrefurl=http://wendylady1.livejournal.com/79577.html?thread%3D1058009&h=512&w=640&tbnid=J673zlcsERKXXM:&docid=I1hR75_fK1rHMM&ei=QPviVtbsIcXl-QHi_reYBw&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjWjLeyj7nLAhXFcj4KHWL_DXM4rAIQMwgaKBcwFw Thanks, Best, Sarnath On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Julian Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mar 9, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Sarnath <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have not contributed anything towards calcite. > > This counts as a contribution! :) > > > So I have the least right > > to voice any opinion... > > But since you brought in chemistry angle, you could also consider sthg > like > > stalactites or stalagmites (sorry if I spelt that wrong) - which are > > beautiful formations inside natural caves... They are beautiful > structures > > (Google for the images.... they R stunning)... I think it resonates well > > with what people would imagine when some1 says calcite to them. > > But yeah, it really does not relate anything related to what this project > > is all about.. > > Can you make a sketch? Or point to one or two images that have the > qualities you’re thinking of (even if they’re far from perfect)? > > Julian > >
