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Definition of Calcitic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or containing calcite.
Definition of Calcitic
1. Adjective. Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calcitic
1. calcite [adj] - See also: calcite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcitic
Literary usage of Calcitic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"... and calcitic Cinnabar Veins.—Nearly all quicksilver deposits, the world over,
are found in areas of comparatively late igneous activity, ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1905)
"deciphering the structure of the Maryland area, consist of calcitic and dolomitic
varieties. The main mass of the rock is magnesian and would he classed as ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"In contrast, species A has very thin calcitic walls in which the mineralized
crystals appear to be oriented parallel to the depositional surface. that had ..."
4. The Cretaceous Rocks of Britain by Alfred John Jukes-Browne, William Hill (1903)
"Definite calcitic crystals which have probably been formed since the deposition
of the rock. 2. Minute particles probably derived from shell. 3. ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"In either case the calcitic shells evidently were deposited in a ... (5) Perfect
dolomite rhombs are sometimes embedded in compact, horn-like calcitic beds. ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1889)
"Where the rocks are of finer grain, as at Llanfaethlu (26), the calcitic, or
perhaps dolomitic, elements are smaller; but the smallest of all, ..."
7. Building Stones and Clay-products: A Handbook for Architects by Heinrich Ries (1912)
"The calcitic marbles thus far worked on a commercial scale occur along the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the northern part of the state. ..."
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