Calcite

Calcite
Calcite Cal"cite (k[a^]l"s[imac]t), n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.] (Min.) 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}. [1913 Webster]

Note: Argentine is a pearly lamellar variety; aphrite is foliated or chalklike; dogtooth spar, a form in acute rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals; calc-sinter and calc-tufa are lose or porous varieties formed in caverns or wet grounds from calcareous deposits; agaric mineral is a soft, white friable variety of similar origin; stalaclite and stalagmite are varieties formed from the drillings in caverns. Iceland spar is a transparent variety, exhibiting the strong double refraction of the species, and hence is called doubly refracting spar. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Calcite — A one inch Calcite Rhomb that shows the Double image refraction property. General Category Carbonate mineral …   Wikipedia

  • calcite — [ kalsit ] n. f. • 1867; all. Calcit (1845) ♦ Minér. Carbonate naturel de calcium, cristallisé (CaCO3). ⇒ calcaire, spath (d Islande). ● calcite nom féminin (allemand Calcit, du latin calx, calcis, chaux) Carbonate naturel de calcium cristallisé …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • calcite — (n.) crystalling calcium carbonate, 1849, from Ger. Calcit, coined by Austrian mineralogist Wilhelm Karl von Hardinger (1795 1871), from L. calx (gen. calcis) lime + mineral suffix ITE (Cf. ite) (2) (Ger. it) …   Etymology dictionary

  • calcite — s. f. [Química] Espécie de calcário ou carboneto natural.   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: calcita …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • calcite — ► NOUN ▪ a white or colourless mineral consisting of calcium carbonate. ORIGIN German Calcit …   English terms dictionary

  • calcite — [kal′sīt΄] n. [< L calx (see CALCIUM) + ITE1] a soft, rhombohedral form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found in marble, limestone, and chalk: see MOHS SCALE …   English World dictionary

  • Calcite — Pour les articles homonymes, voir CaCO3. calcite Catégorie V : carbonates et nitrates[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • calcite — calcitic /kal sit ik/, adj. /kal suyt/, n. 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. [1840 50; CALC + ITE1] * * * Most… …   Universalium

  • calcite —    1. The commoner, more stable, mineral form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3. It is the dominant component of all limestones and, due to its dissolution and reprecipitation by natural waters at normal temperatures, it is also the dominant mineral of …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • calcite — /ˈkælsaɪt / (say kalsuyt) noun one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO3, occurring in a great variety of crystalline forms; calcspar. Limestone, marble, and chalk consist largely of calcite, and seashells are largely composed of it …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”