Calcite
type: ChemicalSubstance
type: Thing
type: Mineral
type: Q7946
type: ChemicalObject
different from: Kalkite (disambiguation)
label: Ασβεστίτης @el
label: Kalsit @in
label: Кальцит @uk
label: 방해석 @ko
label: Calcit @de
label: Kalcyt @pl
label: 方解石 @zh
label: Calcita @pt
label: Kaltzita @eu
label: كالسيت @ar
label: Kalcit @cs
label: Calciet @nl
label: Kalcito @eo
label: Cailcít @ga
label: Kalkspat @sv
subject: Category:Calcium minerals
subject: Category:Calcite group
subject: Category:Bastet
subject: Category:Carbonate minerals
subject: Category:Evaporite
subject: Category:Luminescent minerals
subject: Category:Minerals in space group 167
subject: Category:Polymorphism (materials science)
subject: Category:Transparent materials
subject: Category:Limestone
subject: Category:Trigonal minerals
subject: Category:Optical materials
subject: Category:Cave minerals
hypernym: Mineral
system: Hexagonal crystal family
formula: CaCO3
boxbgcolor: #d4d1cd
category: Carbonate mineral
fusibility: Infusible
caption: Clockwise from top left: scalenohedral, rhomboedral, stalactitic, and botryoidal calcite
wordnet type: synset-mineral-noun-1
birefringence: δ = 0.154–0.174
cleavage: 3300.0
diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
fracture: Conchoidal
habit: Botryoidal, concretionary, druse, globular, granular, massive, rhombohedral, scalenohedral, stalactitic
luster: Vitreous to pearly on cleavage surfaces
mohs: 3
opticalprop: Uniaxial ; low relief
refractive: nω = 1.640–1.660 nε = 1.486
streak: White
symmetry: Rc
twinning: Common by four twin laws
tenacity: Brittle
unit cell: c = 17.0610 Å; Z = 6
unit cell: a = 4.9896 Å,
imasymbol: Cal
strunz: 5
other: May fluoresce red, blue, yellow, and other colors under either SW and LW UV; phosphorescent
gravity: 2.71
class: Hexagonal scalenohedral
class: H-M symbol:
color: Typically colorless or creamy white - may have shades of brownish colors
description: معدن كربوناتى @ar
description: карбонатен минерал @mk
description: minerale @it
description: chi̍t chióng thòaⁿ-sng-iâm khòng-bu̍t @nan
description: forme de carbonate de calcium naturel la plus répandue @fr
description: 탄산염 광물의 일종 @ko
description: mineral del grup dels carbonats @ca
description: mineral carbonato @es
description: ásvány @hu
description: mineral @sv
description: CA(CO3).; Појављивање: призма, ромбоедар, сколоедар и још 300 форми; Боја: безбојан, провидан и разних других боја у зависности од примеса; Генеза: магматски, хидротермално, биогено, хемијски; @sr
description: carbonate mineral
description: minerál @cs
description: Kaltzio karbonato kristaldua (CaC03). Trigonala da. Naturan oso ugaria da eta barietate asko ditu. Estalaktita eta estalagmiten osagaia @eu
description: минерал, одна из форм карбоната кальция @ru