Caramel Calcite® was discovered in 2019. It features a beautiful mixture of different shades of brown, sometimes mixed with black patches.

After chemical testing, we know now that Caramel Calcite® is a limestone that was formed by extremely fine calcite grains settling on the seafloor hundreds of millions of years ago. The different shades of brown are layers of grains with slightly different sizes. And the mixed-up pattern originates from small microcurrents swirling up the layers before the grains finally settled.

This decorative stone has a beautiful polish and shows a slight phosphorescence. Under UV light the whitish contents of the stone do increase their contrast and after switching off the UV light they do show a weak green afterglow (phosphorescence).