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.
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.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10996 | (none) | (none) | (none) | White calcite Vase. Same type as U.10995. Type new 87. |
| 11114 | (none) | (none) | B17157 | White Calcite Bowl. Part of rim missing. Type CXVIII. [drawing] | |
| 11132 | (none) | 1935,0113.756 | (none) | Calcite Vase. badly broken. Virtually complete. |
| 11140 | (none) | 1928,1010.470 | (none) | White Calcite Vase. Broken and mended in antiquity, with bitumen. Type LXIII see Field Note Drawing. |
| 11141 | (none) | (none) | B17116 | White calcite Vase. Type LVI. [drawing 2:5] |
| 11202 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Calcite Block. Shaped like a brick. |
| 11401 | 30-12-23 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Pinkish grey steatite. Early type. Subject: 2 figures with bird-like heads seated facing each other and drinking through tubes from a common vessel. They are seated in a boat with high stem and prow, a reed plant (?) at the end of the boat and below objects like reed bundles. | |
| 11443 | 30-12-49 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell, much decayed. Inscription apparently: Sagdudu. HC..5. | |
| 11487 | 30-12-76 | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Of white calcite. Broken & rivetted in antiquity. Broken but complete found covered with matting of which the imprint remains. Type LXXI. [drawing] | |
| 11497 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing] |
| 11510 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. [drawing] |
| 11511 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91 (new). [drawing] |
| 11519 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill Vase. White calcite. Type V. [drawing] |
| 11528 | 30-12-8 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell much decayed. Subject: a man & 2 lions rampant against a deer? upside down. | |
| 11529 | 30-12-75 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill-vase of white calcite. LXXXVI. [drawing] | |
| 11541 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 11543 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite. Oval, with raised base, end ribs & double vertical lugs, an exact translation of the metal type. Poor condition. New type 96. |
| 11544 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Oval Bowl. White calcite, with ribbed ends and lug handles on a hollow pedestal (surface decayed and rim much perished). New type 99. [Type] CIX. [drawing] |
| 11547 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 11548 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing] |
| 11586 | 30-12-697 | (none) | (none) | Alabaster Box. Square, with 4 holes square above and circular below. | |
| 11587 | 30-12-84 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. [drawing] | |
| 11589 | (none) | 1929,1017.667 | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite. (broken but complete). Type XXV. |
| 1167 | (none) | 1924,0920.397 | (none) | Fragment from near the rim of an alabaster vase. |
| 11675 | (none) | 1929,1017.61 | (none) | Calcite Bowl. Fragment. Dedication by a King of Ur: name mostly broken: possibly Mes-ki-ag-nun of 1st. Dyn.? |
Related Terms
Apatite - Aragonite - Chlorite - Dolomite - Feldspar - Gypsum - Magnesite - Pigment - Serpentine - Semi-precious
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