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calcite

English

Etymology

From Latin calx +? -ite

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kæl.sa?t/

Noun

calcite (countable and uncountable, plural calcites)

  1. (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble

Derived terms

Coordinate terms

(rock formations formed from calcite)

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Calcite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “calcite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • lectica

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal.sit/

Noun

calcite f (plural calcites)

  1. calcite

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal?t??i.te/

Noun

calcite f (plural calciti)

  1. calcite

Anagrams

  • alticce, celtica, leccati

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coccolith

English

Etymology 1

Derived from coccolithophore; surface analysis is from Ancient Greek ?????? (kókkos, grain, seed) and ????? (líthos, stone), due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.

Noun

coccolith (plural coccoliths)

  1. (biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

Derived terms

  • coccolithic
  • coccolithogenesis

Etymology 2

Ancient Greek [Term?] (berry) +? -lith

Noun

coccolith (plural coccoliths)

  1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of coccolite (diopside)

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