Chocolate Calcite

Chocolate Calcite

Warmth and grounding in earth tones.

Chocolate calcite is a warm brown-to-tan variety of calcite, named for its cocoa-like range of tones from pale caramel to deep chocolate. Most commercial material comes from Junín, Peru, where it's mined from carbonate-rich deposits in the central Andes. Like other calcites it's soft at Mohs 3 and fades slightly under prolonged direct sunlight. The color is natural, produced by trace iron and organic compounds in the crystal structure; no dye or heat.