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)
18142A	(none)	1932,1008.134	(none)	Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
16701	(none)	1931,1010.224	(none)	Glass beads. Fragment of a green and white lentoid with combed pattern-large existing. And a few smaller glass double conoids bleached white, 2 dark green. 1 white calcite(?) lentoid.
17117C	(none)	1931,1010.189	(none)	Wall-cones of white calcite. A. blunt point: a roughly incised line round the stem near the head. B. plain. C. Similar to (B), head broken.
16351B	(none)	1931,1010.125	(none)	[A-B] Calcite Beads. A pair. Lentoid-Lozenge-shaped in section. One end of second bead missing. [drawing 1:1]
16429A	(none)	1931,1010.113	(none)	Duck weight Steatite, pale grey. Erased inscription in 2 lines, incised in square frame on right side. Traces of characters still visible as follows: [drawing]. To be weighed. Type VI [drawing]
13574	(none)	1930,1213.518	(none)	Cylinder seal. White calcite. Rampant lions, gazelles and bird-headed men.
14017	(none)	1930,1213.253	(none)	Stone bowl. White calcite. Type LVIII. [drawing 4:5]
14279	(none)	1930,1213.248	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII. [drawing]
13593	(none)	1930,1213.246	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type, see Field note. [Type] XXXIX.
14466B	(none)	1930,1213.244	(none)	Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type CVI. [drawing 2:5]
15661	(none)	1930,1213.171	(none)	Vase. Fragment. Alabaster. Part of 2 lines of dedication to a god NE...(possibley Ne-Dar??) writing irregular and probably very archaic. HC.21
14443A	(none)	1930,1213.130	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Calcite. Transluscent. 2 registers. Above: Banquet scene. Seated male figure sucking drink end of a tube from a bowl which rests on a stand. Next: a male figure sedentary and seated female. Behind the seated female two attendants. Below: Seated male accosted by a standing figure presents an offering. Table with offerings on it, attendant stands against table stand attendant extracting liquid from a two legged jar.
11784	(none)	1929,1017.691	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite.
11752	(none)	1929,1017.690	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite.
11731	(none)	1929,1017.688	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite.
12737	(none)	1929,1017.684	(none)	Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type same as U.12707, LXXVI.
11816	(none)	1929,1017.681	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite.
11812	(none)	1929,1017.677	(none)	Stone Tumbler. Green veined calcite.
12704E	(none)	1929,1017.676	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section.
11860	(none)	1929,1017.675	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite. spill vase probably the original rim was broken: the upper part has been trimmed down & a copper rim added.
12724	(none)	1929,1017.669	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Tall spill vase type. Type XLVII.
11818	(none)	1929,1017.668	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite. Broken. Straight-sided.
11589	(none)	1929,1017.667	(none)	Stone Bowl. White calcite. (broken but complete). Type XXV.
12265	(none)	1929,1017.664	(none)	Stone Bowl. Alabaster. Type same as U.12236. [Type] LXXI.
12673	(none)	1929,1017.663	(none)	Stone bowl. Calcite veined. Greenish. Type XVIII [drawing 1:5]