Calcite is one of the most common of all carbonate minerals found throughout the world in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks that make up a significant portion of Earth's crust. Calcite can be found in many different colors such as grey, yellow, red, pink, orange, green, blue-brown, and black, and is also often fluorescent. Calcite has more uses than almost any other mineral. It is used as a construction material, abrasive, agricultural soil treatment, construction aggregate, pigment, pharmaceutical, and more.
Chemical Formula: CaCO₃
Hardness: 3
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