Meaning Of The Word Calcite

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calcite in American English
a soft, rhombohedral form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found in marble, limestone, and chalk
noun: one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar

calcite in British English
noun: a colourless or white mineral (occasionally tinged with impurities), found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in veins, in limestone, and in stalagmites and stalactites. It is used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, paint, glass, and fertilizer. Co

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