calcite

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

calcspar garnet emery quartz crystal graphite cretaceous mica obsidian brimstone mineral lime gypsum alabaster bauxite
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Hypernyms

SPAR mineral

Hyponyms

alabaster chalk iceland spar onyx marble oriental alabaster Mexican onyx

Phrases with the word

clear calcite crystal

Anagrams

lectica

Examples

Ambient carbon dioxide, due to its acidity, has a slight solubilizing effect on calcite. Source: Internet

Coral atolls are also an important place where dolomitization of calcite occurs. Source: Internet

Below about 3,000 meters, water pressure and temperature conditions cause the dissolution of calcite to increase nonlinearly, so limestone typically does not form in deeper waters (see lysocline ). Source: Internet

Calcite cement is an assortment of smaller calcite crystals. Source: Internet

Calcium carbonate is deposited where evaporation of the water leaves a solution supersaturated with the chemical constituents of calcite. Source: Internet

Chesterman and Lowe, pp. 15–16 Rocks like limestone or quartzite are composed primarily of one mineral— calcite or aragonite in the case of limestone, and quartz in the latter case. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

calcirudite calcisol calcisponge calcitic calcitization calcitonin