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.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
11816	(none)	1929,1017.681	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite.
11817	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Bowl. Veined calcite: surface decayed: shallow, straight-sided.
11818	(none)	1929,1017.668	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite. Broken. Straight-sided.
11820	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite, poor condition.
11834	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite. Broken (Same type as U.11816)
11850	30-12-69	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite.
11851	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Bowl. White Calcite. Broken in antiquity & mended with lead rivets which have now given way.
11859	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite.
11860	(none)	1929,1017.675	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite. spill vase probably the original rim was broken: the upper part has been trimmed down & a copper rim added.
11875	30-12-97	(none)	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite. Broken & in bad condition, the surface much decayed. Straight-sided.
11889	30-12-7	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell (in poor condition) A man, a lion, a bull & a gazelle fighting.
11896	30-12-31	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Pale green calcite. (1 side decayed) human-headed bulls & heroes fighting.
11933	30-12-83	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite. [Drawing] Type CXXVII
11942	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White Calcite. "Spill vase" [Drawing] Type CII
11943	(none)	1935,0113.758	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite (broken) Flattened hemispherical-no base. Type LXVIII
11946	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone Pot. White calcite. Lower part only (broken in antiquity & mended with lead rivets.) Type ?
11970B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper Pin. Type VI B. With it a [B] cylinder seal of green calcite(?) much decayed: 2 registers with seated figures, archaic.
11972	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite (rim decayed & chipped). Type LVI [Crossed out] 87 new. [drawing]
11978	30-12-9	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Decayed, but design visible of fighting animals.
11990	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Greenish white calcite, translucent. [Annotated] Inscription: Kalam-il (DU =?) ra-gab =Kalam-il envoy (or the like). [Annotated] HC..17.
12011B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seals. (A) Lapis, geometric pattern. (B) White translucent calcite decayed & design gone.
12021	30-12-96	(none)	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite (broken but complete) straight-sided. Type XVIII XIX XV [All Crossed out] XLV = 15 [drawing]
12024	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing]
12025	30-12-90	(none)	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite. Type LXXXI. [drawing]
12027	30-12-95	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing]