[Rockhounds] Calcite

[John Siebel]

Bill Tomkins Wrote:
>> Actually, I was with Jon Gladwell when he broke into a huge pocket at 
>> Coffin Butte.

Hi Bill!

I'm glad this post brought you out of lurking mode! :-)

Julie and I visited Coffin Butte with Gladwell in the early spring of 2003. 
We didn't find anything as spectacular as the vug you describe. But we did 
find some mighty nice stuff including some calcites up to 2" on plates of 
apophyllite, stilbite and/or quartz. As I remember we were on the north side 
of the quarry, but then I may have my directions skewed. It remains one of 
the coolest sites I've been to. For those interested, you can read more 
about Coffin Butte (as well as many other sites) on Bill's web site 
http://members.tripod.com/~WTompkins/index-14.html

Earl Wrote:
>Ohhhhh that's good, that's verrrry good......on several levels.

I'm missing my own joke here Earl! I know I can be rather thick at times. 
Care to explain?

Pete Wrote:
>I did quite understand what was funny (?) about prismatic calcite;
sounds fine to me.

Thanks Pete. Prismatic it is.

Thanks to all - John