calcite

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

(mineralogy) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble

Japanese Meaning

方解石：炭酸カルシウム（CaCO₃）が結晶化した鉱物で、石灰岩、チョーク、大理石などに広く分布する。

Calcite forms sparkling veins in the marble that geologists study to trace ancient ocean chemistry.

方解石は大理石にきらめく脈を形成し、地質学者はそれを調べて古代の海の化学をたどる。

Sense（1）

(mineralogy) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble

calcites

（ plural ）