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Calcite vs Hislopite - What's the difference?

calcite | hislopite |

As nouns the difference between calcite and hislopite

is that calcite is a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble while hislopite is a bright green variety of calcite.

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

    hislopite

    English

    (wikipedia hislopite)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineral) A bright green variety of calcite.
    • English eponyms