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Calcite Common

Calcite has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone

2

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

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
spar
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
alabaster chalk Iceland spar
Rhyming Words
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