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cal·cite
(kăl′sīt′)n.
A common crystalline form of natural calcium carbonate, CaCO3, that is the basic constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk. Also called calcspar.
cal·cit′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
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calcite
(ˈkælsaɪt)n
(Minerals) a colourless or white mineral (occasionally tinged with impurities), found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in veins, in limestone, and in stalagmites and stalactites. It is used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, paint, glass, and fertilizer. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
calcitic adj
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cal•cite
(ˈkæl saɪt)n.
a common mineral, calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk.
[1840–50]
cal•cit′ic (-ˈsɪt ɪk) adj.
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cal·cite
(kăl′sīt′) A usually white, clear, or pale-yellow mineral consisting of calcium carbonate. It occurs in many different forms and is the main component of chalk, limestone, and marble. Calcite is the mineral used to represent a hardness of 3 on the Mohs scale.
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Noun | 1. | calcite - a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone chalk - a soft whitish calcite Iceland spar - a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals calcium carbonate - a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone spar - any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable |
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Calcit
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kalsiitti
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