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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An old, common name used for crystalline [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20carbonate calcium carbonate] prior to 1845 when the name was changed to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcite calcite]. Calcareous spar is still occasionally used for calcite in suppliers' catalogs.
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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 ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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calc spar; calcspar; calcite
 
calc spar; calcspar; calcite
  
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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! scope="row"| Density
 
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== Authority ==
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* Density = 2.6-2.8 g/ml
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* 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
 
* 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

Latest revision as of 15:22, 11 May 2022

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

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Density = 2.6-2.8 g/ml

Resources and Citations

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