Calcite is a very common and widespread mineral that comes in a variety of forms and colors. It ranges in color appearing as white, colorless, gray, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, and orange. It has a moh's hardness of 3.  

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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)
255 (none) 1923,1110.23 (none) Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed.
881 (none) 1923,1110.25 (none) Alabaster vase fragment of slightly carinated cylindrical jar in white-veined mackeral alabaster. Inscribed: portions of 2 lines. Probably a dedication to 'Nin'-(gal?) by... [king] 'of Ur' Type RC.5
296 (none) 1923,1110.26 (none) Fragment of alabaster vase, rim. Inscription of Dungi, only titles. Placed in IN/No.1
254 (none) 1923,1110.27 (none) Fragment of alabaster jar. Inscribed. Dedicated to dDungi by his daughter ME-dEnlil. Copied and Translated. Placed in IN/No.1
858 (none) 1923,1110.55 (none) Alabaster pot. Cylindrical, with out-turned flat rim a hole in one side, and most of rim missing. Restored from fragments. [drawing]
892 (none) 1923,1110.64 (none) Alabaster bowl, fragment of highly colored veined alabaster. About 1/3 of bowl, composed of 4 fragments, stuck together. Type RC.25.
1696 (none) 1924,0920.396 (none) Alabaster vase. Fragment. With remains of archaic inscription.
1167 (none) 1924,0920.397 (none) Fragment from near the rim of an alabaster vase.
6842 (none) 1927,0527.183 (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. White. 2 rampant lions - one side re-cut. E.
6361 (none) 1927,0527.31 (none) Fragment of alabaster vase. En-an-ni-pad-da priest of nannar son of Urdbau patesi of Lagash. E.
6489 (none) 1927,0527.56 (none) Alabaster vase. White and yellow streaks. Type L stone. Near JN.14. E
6365 (none) 1927,0527.67 (none) Fragment of alabaster vase. Linear inscription on the flat rim of the mouth. To d'ama-geshtin [x ], wife of Usal, for her life, for her children, has devoted this. E. H.C.
7840 (none) 1928,1009.421 (none) Stone bowl. Calcite. Inscribed A-gir-gal. Type 39 new. HC.43 [drawing]
8504 (none) 1928,1009.422 (none) Stone vase White calcite Type LXXI
7998 (none) 1928,1009.423 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Small vertical-sided bowl; covered with a cockle-shell containing green pigment. Type VI.
7999 (none) 1928,1009.427 (none) Stone vase. Hemispherical bowl. White calcite(?) blackened by fire. Containing black substance, presumably a pigment. Type IX.
8030 (none) 1928,1009.494 (none) White calcite vase Type LXIII
8998 (none) 1928,1009.497 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. rim chipped. Type LXIII.
8265 (none) 1928,1009.498 (none) Stone vase. Calcite. White. Semi-translucent. Part of rim missing. Stone type LXXVI.
8623 (none) 1928,1009.499 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL.
7649 (none) 1928,1009.500 (none) Stone vase. Calcite. Yellowish and veined. Type XXXIX.
8215 (none) 1928,1009.503 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII.
8216 (none) 1928,1009.507 (none) Stone bowl of strongly veined calcite. Type LXXI.
8331 (none) 1928,1009.508 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXI stone. Photo 840
9148 (none) 1928,1009.509 (none) Vase White calcite Spill vase. Type LXXXVI.

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Alabaster