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nouna common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestonetype of:
Definition that contains calcite
- chalk a soft whitish calcite
- chalk a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
- spar any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
- alabaster a hard compact kind of calcite
- marl a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
- chalky composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
- aragonite a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite
- iceland spar a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
- oriental alabaster a hard compact kind of calcite
- calciferous bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite