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Calcite vs Brushite - What's the difference?

calcite | brushite |

As nouns the difference between calcite and brushite

is that calcite is (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, caco3, found as limestone, chalk and marble while brushite is (mineral) a mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low ph, believed to be a precursor of apatite.

calcite

English

(wikipedia calcite)

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * ferro-calcite * manganocalcite * plumbocalcite * silico-borocalcite

    brushite

    English

    (wikipedia brushite)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineral) A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
    • English eponyms