Found 2 hits - Term: calcareous spar, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
calcite \cal"cite\ ka^l"simact, 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
see also:
calc-spar calcareous spar
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
calcareous \calca"reous\, a. l. calcarius pertaining to lime.
see calx.
partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate;
consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate
of lime.
1913 webster
calcareous spar. see as calcite.
1913 webster
see also:
calx calcareous spar calcite
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