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Calcite

noun

A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.

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"Calcite" Quotes from Famous Books

... crystals of carbonate of baryta, carbonate of strontia and aragonites, from Aragon, Hungary, Bohemia, and Vesuvius; and in the next case (42) are deposited further varieties of aragonite, and some remarkable varieties of calcite, or carbonate of lime. The next three cases (43-45) are chiefly devoted to the various crystallisations of calcite, including that generally known as the Fontainbleau crystallised sandstone, and the stalactic and fibrous ...

— How to See the British Museum in Four Visits • W. Blanchard Jerrold

... polarized light the calcareous substance is discovered to be everywhere crystallized, and this suggests the question whether the carbonate has here taken the form of aragonite or of calcite. Examination has shown it to be the latter. The density of the globules (2.58) is similar to that of ordinary varieties of calcite. It is probable that if the operation were to take place under the ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 286 - June 25, 1881 • Various

Words linked to "Calcite" : oriental alabaster, chalk, limestone, spar, onyx marble, calcium carbonate, Mexican onyx, alabaster, Iceland spar, calcitic