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  2. Calcite - Wikipedia

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    Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3). It is a very common mineral, particularly as a component of limestone. Calcite defines hardness 3 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, based on scratch hardness comparison. Large calcite crystals are used in optical equipment, and limestone composed ...

  3. List of mineral symbols - Wikipedia

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    Mineral symbols (text abbreviations) are used to abbreviate mineral groups, subgroups, and species, just as lettered symbols are used for the chemical elements.. The first set of commonly used mineral symbols was published in 1983 and covered the common rock-forming minerals using 192 two- or three-lettered symbols. [1]

  4. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and types. Minerals There ... Calcite. Manganoan calcite (var.) Caledonite; Canasite; Cancrinite. Vishnevite ...

  5. Limestone - Wikipedia

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    Limestone often contains larger crystals of calcite, ranging in size from 0.02 to 0.1 mm (0.79 to 3.94 mils), that are described as sparry calcite or sparite. Sparite is distinguished from micrite by a grain size of over 20 μm (0.79 mils) and because sparite stands out under a hand lens or in thin section as white or transparent crystals.

  6. List of minerals - Wikipedia

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    Amethyst crystals – a purple quartz Apophyllite crystals sitting right beside a cluster of peachy bowtie stilbite Aquamarine variety of beryl with tourmaline on orthoclase Arsenopyrite from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Aurichalcite needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals Austinite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Ametrine ...

  7. Chrysanthemum stone - Wikipedia

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    Each "petal" is a rhombohedral crystal form. The mineral composition varies according to the variety. Chysanthemum stone from Liuyang City, Hunan Province is mainly calcite and chalcedony , some with ling strontium ore and lapis lazuli. Chrysanthemum stone carving is a unique handicraft in Liuyang City. Work is created from stone formed ...

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  9. Iceland spar - Wikipedia

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    As a type of calcite, Iceland spar can be used in construction as a building material in cement and concrete. Its high purity and brightness make it an ideal filler in paints and coatings. [54] In metallurgy, calcite acts as a flux to lower the melting point of metals during smelting and refining. [55]