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navigate by keyword : acids and background calcite calx cleavage colours elder even for forms from gaius hardness high highly its latin lime mineral mohs most named pearly plinius pliny prominent reactivity resinous secundus subvitreous variable varieties vitreous waxy weak |
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Calcite is a mineral with highly variable forms and colours with Mohs hardness 3. High reactivity with even weak acids, and its prominent cleavage in most varieties. Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Pearly. Named as a mineral by Gaius Plinius Secundus Pliny the elder in 79 from Calx, Latin for Lime. Used in place of marble on walls. |
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