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Calcium vs Carbocernaite - What's the difference?

calcium | carbocernaite |

As nouns the difference between calcium and carbocernaite

is that calcium is calcium while carbocernaite is (mineral) an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.

calcium

English

Noun

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  • A chemical element, atomic number 20, that is an alkaline earth metal and occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
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  • (countable) An atom of this element.

    • Derived terms

    * bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide * calc-, calci- * calcic * calcio- * * * * * * * * calcium arsenate * calcium carbide * calcium carbonate * calcium chloride * calcium cyanamide * calcium dihydrogen phosphate * calcium fluoride * calcium hydride * calcium hydroxide * calcium light * calcium magnesium carbonate * calcium magnesium silicate * calcium nitrate * calcium oxide * calcium peroxide * calcium phosphate * calcium phosphide * calcium platinate * calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate * calcium sulfide, calcium sulphide * calcium tungstate * dicalcium * monocalcium * oxycalcium * tricalcium

    Related terms

    * BSCCO * * calcia * calcite * calx * calculus

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    See also

    * chalk * lime * limestone ----

    carbocernaite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineral) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.

    • References

    * Carbocernaite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Carbocernaite.shtml]