calcite
IPA: kˈæɫsaɪt
noun
- (mineralogy) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble
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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.