Calcareous spar

Description

An old, common name used for crystalline Calcium carbonate prior to 1845 when the name was changed to Calcite. Calcareous spar is still occasionally used for calcite in suppliers' catalogs.

Synonyms and Related Terms

calc spar; calcspar; calcite

Density	2.6-2.8

Authority

Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985

Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: 1845 date

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=2.6-2.8

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