Calcspar
calcite.
Historical Examples
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Catholic Churchmen in Science James J. Walsh
In the Arctic Seas Francis Leopold McClintock
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 Various
noun
another name for calcite
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