Calcite

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Formula CaCO3
Abbreviation Cal
Variants st1e, Terlingua
Classifications Calcium carbonate, Calcite (group)
Members Iceland spar, Plumbocalcite
Luminescence emitters Ce, CO3, Dy, Eu, Fe, Mn, Nd, Pb, PO2, Radiation induced, REE, Self trapped exciton, Sm, Tb, Unspecified
Spectra Luminescence (4), SXES (1)
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1836
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Related materials Aragonite, Vaterite
Crystal symmetry Trigonal, Point group 3m, Space group R3c (#167)
Tags Mineral, Carbonate, Carbonate