Calcite collectors often ask, "How many kinds of calcite twins are there?" The answer is hard to give because the word kinds is ambiguous. The question can be given an unambiguous answer, however, if the question is rephrased: "How many twin laws are there for calcite?" In this case, the answer is "four." I will go further and assert that there are four, and only four, twin laws for calcite. The rest of this article will be spent explaining my answer and providing enough information ...