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calcite (iou)



calcite noun. M19.
[from Latin calc-, CALX + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. Trigonal calcium carbonate, which occurs widely in a variety of forms, e.g. as prismatic crystals of Iceland spar etc., or in limestone, marble, and other rocks, and is colourless or white when pure.
calcitic adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of calcite L19.