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Calcite

//ˈkælˌsaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone wordnet

Etymology

From Latin calx + -ite.

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