page_title: Calcite
hierarchical_section_title: Calcite
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Calcit-Elementarzelle in 3D English: Calcite unit cell 3D
context_page_description: Calcite is one of the most common minerals on the Earth's surface. It is a often part of sedimentary rocks, especially limestone. It is also the primary mineral in metamorphic marble.
  It is a chemical or biochemical calcium carbonate with the formula CaCO₃. It is a carbonate mineral. It can be a vein mineral in deposits from hot springs, and in caverns as stalactites and stalagmites.
context_section_description: Calcite is one of the most common minerals on the Earth's surface. It is a often part of sedimentary rocks, especially limestone. It is also the primary mineral in metamorphic marble.
  It is a chemical or biochemical calcium carbonate with the formula CaCO₃. It is a carbonate mineral. It can be a vein mineral in deposits from hot springs, and in caverns as stalactites and stalagmites.
caption: The unit cell of calcite
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