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)
10746 (none) (none) B16919, B17087 Calcite Lamp Translucent. White Decorated with a man-headed couchant bull in relief. Head horned and bearded. Beard, mane, and all hairy portions of body painted black. Much of paint remains and has been preserved.
9310 (none) (none) B17009 Cylinder seal White shell Nude reclining figure, one figure standing facing, and 2 men fighting (?) Short inscription: urd nisaba
10502 (none) (none) B17103 Stone Vase Spouted White Transparent Part of rim missing [drawing] Type CVII
10854 (none) (none) B17104 Vase White calcite [drawing] Type I Much of the rim missing
10490 (none) (none) B17105 Stone Vase Calcite Yellowish Translucent veined yellowish calcite Type LXXVI [drawing] 1:5
10885 (none) (none) B17106 Stone Vase White calcite Part of the surface very badly decayed= parts of rim missing [drawing] [Type] I
10492 (none) (none) B17108 Stone Vase Translucent yellow and white calcite. Type CIV. [drawing]
8029 (none) (none) B17109 White calcite vase Type I
10882 (none) (none) B17111 Stone vase White calcite (Intact) [drawing] 106 Variant New Type 76
10498 (none) (none) B17112 Stone Vase Calcite White Translucent Type XXXIX [drawing]
9677 (none) (none) B17113 Vase White calcite Type LXIII
11141 (none) (none) B17116 White calcite Vase. Type LVI. [drawing 2:5]
8028 (none) (none) B17117 White calcite vase Type I
8447 (none) (none) B17118 Stone vase Calcite White Stone type LVI
9007 (none) (none) B17119 Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone Type LXIII
8126 (none) (none) B17120 Bowl. Stone. White calcite. Blackened by fire. Part of rim missing. Stone type I.
8300 (none) (none) B17121 Vase. Calcite. White. Veined. Stone type LXXVIII.
8064 (none) (none) B17123 Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII.
8221 (none) (none) B17124 Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXIV.
9678 (none) (none) B17125 Vase. White calcite. Type LXXXI
9924 (none) (none) B17127 White calcite Vase. Type II.
10921 (none) (none) B17128 Stone Vase White veined calcite Spill Vase [drawing] Type 86
10499 (none) (none) B17129 Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent Broken and mended. Part of rim missing Same type as U.10497 Type LXVII
9179 (none) (none) B17130 [CARD MISSING] Bowl. White calcite. Type XVII
10501 (none) (none) B17131 Stone Bowl Calcite White Translucent [drawing] Type LXIX

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