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Moonstone vs Calcite - What's the difference?

moonstone | calcite |

As nouns the difference between moonstone and calcite

is that moonstone is a translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre while calcite is a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

moonstone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.

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    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