Calcite Group

The Calcite group is composed of minerals that have flat triangular shaped carbonate ions (CO₃). They have perfect cleavage and exhibit strong double refraction. Minerals in this group can partially or fully replace one another.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
(none)	30-12-10	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
(none)	30-12-33	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
(none)	30-12-52	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
(none)	30-12-53	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
(none)	30-12-55	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
(none)	30-12-56	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
9179	(none)	(none)	B17130	[CARD MISSING] Bowl. White calcite. Type XVII
11970B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper Pin. Type VI B. With it a [B] cylinder seal of green calcite(?) much decayed: 2 registers with seated figures, archaic.
18120A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Beads. Carnelian balls and rings and tubular steatite cylinders and date-shaped. Carnelian eliptical, calcite eliptical jasper (?) biconvex square, hematite pear pendant, flattened rough pebble pendant and a few large paste beads, much decayed also. [B] 1 very small gold lunate earring. [C-D] 2 small silver earrings and [drawing] [E-F] two plain silver rings.
18585I	33-35-128	(none)	(none)	[A-I] A set of weights. Weights in grains [A] (1) Diorite, pierced at one end. 413 grs. [B] (2) Hematite . 130grs. [C] (3) Hematite 64grs. [D] (4) Hematite 65grs. [E] (5) Steatite 37grs. [F] (6) Steatite 7grs. [G] (7) Steatite 10grs. [H] (8) Hematite 78grs [I] (9) Doubtful weight: white calcite shaped as a plano-convex brick 315grs.
16625A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Fly(?) amulet. 3 alabaster; 1 veined; 2 white. Perforated head. [drawing 1:1]
16625B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Fly(?) amulet. 3 alabaster; 1 veined; 2 white. Perforated head. [drawing 1:1]
16625C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Fly(?) amulet. 3 alabaster; 1 veined; 2 white. Perforated head. [drawing 1:1]
17835A	32-40-308	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two lion's heads. Silhouetted in profile. White calcite, originally painted red, but the color gone: both are really stamp seals with rough designs drill-cut on the flat lower surface. Both are pierced for suspension from the top of the head to the bottom of the mane. [drawing]
17835B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two lion's heads. Silhouetted in profile. White calcite, originally painted red, but the color gone: both are really stamp seals with rough designs drill-cut on the flat lower surface. Both are pierced for suspension from the top of the head to the bottom of the mane. [drawing]
258A	(none)	1923,1110.24	(none)	[A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1.
258B	(none)	1923,1110.24	(none)	[A-B] Two alabaster jar fragments. Inscribed in a rude way with a primitive text. Placed in IN/No. 1.
16351A	31-43-167	(none)	(none)	[A-B] A pair of calcite beads. Lentoid-lozenge-shaped in section. One end of second bead missing. [drawing 1:1]
19521A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 White [Crossed out] stone bowls. White calcite. Type JN 26
19521B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 White [Crossed out] stone bowls. White calcite. Type JN 26
19412A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 27
19533A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 27
19412B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 27
19533B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 27
19526A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 26