calcite

IPA: kˈæɫsaɪt

(mineralogy) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble

Examples of "calcite" in Sentences

The camerae contain deposits of organic calcite.
Calcite is the primary mineral in metamorphic marble.
Lublinite is a fibrous, efflorescent form of calcite.
The trigonal crystal structure of calcite is most common.
Numerous calcite formations can be seen in this area of the cave.
They used clear calcite crystals to form the lenses of their eyes.
Calcite crystals line the sides and bottom of water filled cavities.
Both are named Calcite, after the principal ingredient of the stone.
It is often associated with the minerals sphalerite, calcite and fluorite.
It is rhombohedral in crystallization and isomorphous with calcite and chalybite.