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Calcite

Calcite Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Calcite? [n] a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone Synonyms \| Synonyms for Calcite: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Calcite: See Also \| alabaster \| calcium carbonate \| chalk \| Iceland spar \| limestone \| Mexican onyx \| onyx marble \| oriental alabaster \| spar Calcite In Webster's Dictionary \Cal"cite\ (k[a^]l"s[imac]t), n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.] (Min.) Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble. Called also {calc-spar} and {calcareous spar}. Note: Argentine is a pearly lamellar variety; aphrite is foliated or chalklike; dogtooth spar, a form in acute rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals; calc-sinter and calc-tufa are lose or porous varieties formed in caverns or wet grounds from calcareous deposits; agaric mineral is a soft, white friable variety of similar origin; stalaclite and stalagmite are varieties formed from the drillings in caverns. Iceland spar is a transparent variety, exhibiting the strong double refraction of the species, and hence is called doubly refracting spar.

Calcite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calcite?

[n] a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone

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Calcite In Webster's Dictionary

\Cal"cite\ (k[a^]l"s[imac]t), n. [L. calx, calcis,
lime.] (Min.)
Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral
in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from
aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble.
Called also {calc-spar} and {calcareous spar}.

Note: Argentine is a pearly lamellar variety; aphrite is
      foliated or chalklike; dogtooth spar, a form in acute
      rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals; calc-sinter and
      calc-tufa are lose or porous varieties formed in
      caverns or wet grounds from calcareous deposits; agaric
      mineral is a soft, white friable variety of similar
      origin; stalaclite and stalagmite are varieties formed
      from the drillings in caverns. Iceland spar is a
      transparent variety, exhibiting the strong double
      refraction of the species, and hence is called doubly
      refracting spar.

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