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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8331 | (none) | 1928,1009.508 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXI stone. Photo 840 |
| 8346 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Veined white calcite. A small chip out of the rim. Type LXXI. |
| 8351 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Spill vase. The surface much decayed. Type III. |
| 8352 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite, the surface almost wholly perished. Carinated rim. Type __ |
| 8371 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. On one side the surface is badly perished. Type LVII. |
| 8372 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. Irregularly made and apparently cut down from a larger pot. Straight-sided [drawing] Type XXI. |
| 8373 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Strongly veined calcite(?) Very badly broken, and the surface much decayed. Type XXV. |
| 8380 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91. |
| 8387 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII |
| 8389 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal of translucent green calcite(?) Much discolored. Rampant animals. |
| 8401 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Calcite. Yellowish. Veined. Stone type LXXIX. |
| 8402 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Calcite. White. Part of rim missing. Stone type LIII |
| 8406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXIII |
| 8443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Broken - part of rim missing Stone type V |
| 8445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Part of rim missing Blackened by fire Stone type LXXXI |
| 8455 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl Calcite Greyish Broken, rivetted and stuck up with bitumen in antiquity. Found broken into 6 pieces and mended 3 rivets in antiquity Stone type XXII |
| 8463 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl Calcite White Stone type LI |
| 8498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White, translucent Stone type LVIII |
| 8504 | (none) | 1928,1009.422 | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXI |
| 8520 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXVI |
| 8521 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite rim chipped Type I |
| 8540 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl of stongly veined calcite. Shallow and straight-sided, much broken and surface decayed. Type XXV. |
| 8558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. |
| 8575 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal White shell Very archaic design One human figure and 3 large pots? (see PG 313) |
| 8623 | (none) | 1928,1009.499 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. |
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Apatite - Aragonite - Chlorite - Dolomite - Feldspar - Gypsum - Magnesite - Pigment - Serpentine - Semi-precious
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