"Calc-Spar" is a word in ENGLISH

calc-spar ENGLISH
Definition:

Same as Calcite.

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allomorph ENGLISH

Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- …

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amygdaloid ENGLISH

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of …

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aphrite ENGLISH

See under Calcite.

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aragonite ENGLISH

A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and …

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argentine ENGLISH

A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar …

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A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of …

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bergmeal ENGLISH

An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is …

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calcareous ENGLISH

Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.

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calciferous ENGLISH

Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime.

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calcite ENGLISH

Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from aragonite. It includes common …

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calc-sinter ENGLISH

See under Calcite.

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calc-tufa ENGLISH

See under Calcite.

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dimorph ENGLISH

Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.

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dimorphism ENGLISH

Crystallization in two independent forms of the same chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite.

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iceland spar ENGLISH

A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of …

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marble ENGLISH

A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The …

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paramorph ENGLISH

A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as …

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pisolite ENGLISH

A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called …

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rhodochrosite ENGLISH

Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite.

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septarium ENGLISH

A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other …

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