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calcite definition

cal·cite (kal′sīt′)

noun

a soft, rhombohedral form of calcium carbonate, CaCO, found in marble, limestone, and chalk

Etymology: < L calx (see calcium) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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