calcite - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'calcite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calcite

[ n.]

- 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.

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