Calcite Group

The Calcite group is composed of minerals that have flat triangular shaped carbonate ions (CO₃). They have perfect cleavage and exhibit strong double refraction. Minerals in this group can partially or fully replace one another.

Objects: Calcite Group Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
10072	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite In very bad condition; top missing; the surface much decayed Pair to U 10071 Type__
10073	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite Surface much decayed [drawing] Type [erased: "79"]
10074	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite Top all broken [drawing] Type 85(new)
10075	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite (Top all broken) [drawing] Type 91 (new)
10076	(none)	1928,1010.475	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase Surface poor [drawing] Type 4 (new)
10077	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase Upper part much decayed and half of it gone to powder, Companion piece to U.10076 Type__
10162	(none)	1928,1010.471	(none)	Stone Vase Calcite Type LXIII
10320	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Bottle Calcite White Type? Type CXVI
10323	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Calcite? White. 2 lapis caps inserted into the ends of the seal present a flat lapis surface thus giving the seal the appearance of having a solid lapis core. 2 registers: Upper: Enthroned deity in front of a (champagne?) vase out of which rises (corn?) 2 bird-headed figures wearing sheep-skin skirts approach it. Between them the crescent moon: one carries an offering vase. On either side of each palm a bird-headed figure.
10480	(none)	(none)	B17166	Stone Bowl Calcite Translucent Light green Oval shaped with single rib at either end running from rim to base: double barrel lug handles in middle of each long side of bowl. Badly broken and part missing Type CIII
10484	(none)	(none)	B17133	Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent [drawing] 2:5 Type LXIII
10485	(none)	1928,1010.473	(none)	Stone Vase Calcite Squat spill vase type White drab Common type. Base very slightly rounded. Poor condition. Broken and mended. Small portion of rim missing. [drawing] 2:5 Type CII
10486	(none)	1928,1010.472	(none)	Stone Vase Calcite Squat spill vase type Broken and mended. Complete. Type CII
10487	(none)	1928,1010.451	(none)	Stone Vase calcite greenish Part of surface decayed Broken and mended. Small portion of base missing. [drawing] Type XVII
10489	(none)	1928,1010.453	(none)	Stone Vase Calcite Light greenish Saucer shaped veined; translucent Type CXIV [drawing] 2:5
10490	(none)	(none)	B17105	Stone Vase Calcite Yellowish Translucent veined yellowish calcite Type LXXVI [drawing] 1:5
10491	(none)	1928,1010.469	(none)	Stone Vase White calcite Surface in poor condition. Complete. Same type as U.10490 Type LXXVI
10492	(none)	(none)	B17108	Stone Vase Translucent yellow and white calcite. Type CIV. [drawing]
10493	(none)	1928,1010.457	(none)	Vase Calcite White Veined Complete [drawing] Type XXXIX
10494	(none)	1928,1010.458	(none)	Stone Vase Calcite White; veined [drawing] Type LVII
10495	(none)	1928,1010.452	(none)	Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent Same type as U.10484 Badly broken Probably complete Type XVIII
10497	(none)	(none)	B17142	Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent Complete [drawing] Type CV
10498	(none)	(none)	B17112	Stone Vase Calcite White Translucent Type XXXIX [drawing]
10499	(none)	(none)	B17129	Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent Broken and mended. Part of rim missing Same type as U.10497 Type LXVII
10501	(none)	(none)	B17131	Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent [drawing] Type LXIX