Calcite

Definition:

• (n.) 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.

Compare calcite with other words:

calcine vs. calcite

calaite vs. calcite

calcite vs. feldspar

calcite vs. paramorph

brushite vs. calcite

calcite vs. rimstone

calcite vs. coralloid

calcite vs. fluorite

calcite vs. halite

anhydrite vs. calcite

calcite vs. gypsum

amygdaloid vs. calcite

calcite vs. coccolith

calcite vs. travertine

calciferous vs. calcite

calcite vs. soapstone

calcite vs. siderite

aragonite vs. calcite

calcite vs. marble

calcite vs. chalk

calcite vs. crystalline

calcite vs. magnesite

alabaster vs. calcite

calcite vs. limestone

argentine vs. calcite

calcite vs. calcium

calcite vs. dolomite

calcite vs. quartz