- calcite
- noun Date: 1849 a mineral CaCO3 consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form and including common limestone, chalk, and marble — compare aragonite • calcitic adjective
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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 — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 …
