calcite: Meaning and Definition of

cal•cite

Pronunciation: (kal'sīt), [key]
— n.
  1. one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO, found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
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