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Definition of Nitrocalcite

1. Noun. The mineral form of calcium nitrate.

Definition of Nitrocalcite

1. n. Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.

Definition of Nitrocalcite

1. Noun. (minerology) A hydrated calcium nitrate mineral that forms as an efflorescence where manure contacts concrete or limestone in a dry environment, as in stables or caverns. ¹

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Medical Definition of Nitrocalcite

1. Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white colour, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter. Origin: Nitro- + calcite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Nitrocalcite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"Limestone caves: found with nitrocalcite. Sp. 3. NITRE. [H.= 1'0 .. . T5. G.=1'9. Saline, cool; xls. striated prisms.] Diffused through certain rich soils; ..."

2. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush (1890)
"nitrocalcite Shop., Min., ¡L 84, 1835. ... In efflorescences. "White. Taste bitter. Ob«.—From limestone cares, along with nitrocalcite. ..."

3. Geology of the Non-metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"nitrocalcite.—Ca(NOj)s! efflorescent milky white or gray tufts and masses; ... nH2O; white; taste: bitter; from limestone caves with nitrocalcite. ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Limestone caves of Kentucky : on old walls and limestone rocks. 260. nitrocalcite ... In the same places, and similar to nitrocalcite. 261. ..."

5. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush (1868)
"О л f-2 in soda nitre equals nearly О л } in apatite. 592. nitrocalcite. ... Obs.—From limestone caves, along with nitrocalcite. ..."

6. Elements of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis: From a by Alfred Joseph Moses, Charles Lathrop Parsons (1916)
"Other minor nitrates exist, one of which, nitrocalcite, Ca(NO3)2 + nH2O, is not uncommon as an ... nitrocalcite is also found in the soil of Venezuela. ..."

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