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)
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.
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.
18232	(none)	1933,1013.1	(none)	Stone vase. Fragments of stalagmitic calcite with deeply colored veining. Type. On it, part of an inscription.
18308	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase fragment. White calcite. Bowl, shallow with carinated rim. On the outside a panel, complete, with inscription. [drawing of cuneiform inscription] Rimush
18436	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl alabaster. [Type] 50. [drawing]
18437	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl. Alabaster. [Type] 55. [drawing 2:5]
18439	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Large shell tubular bead, date-shaped calcite head flattened on one end, carnelian rings and very small small rings and a few large ditto and one large ring of black stone.
18467	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl. Translucent calcite. [Type 9] [drawing 2:5]
18476	(none)	1933,1013.170	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings and one tubular.
18489	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl. White calcite. [Type] 55. Bowl. White calcite. [drawing 2:5]
18506	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bowl. Banded calcite. [Type] 56. [drawing]
18571	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Grey transluscent calcite. Rim much chipped. [Type] 57. [drawing]
18573	(none)	1933,1013.154	(none)	Stone vase. Transluscent grey calcite. [drawing]
18593	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone cup. Translucent white calcite with simple lip. [Type] 64. [drawing]
18672	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Transluscent white calcite. [Type] 59. [drawing]
18807	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl, fragment of. White calcite. With 10 columns of inscription damaged and incomplete. Inscription of Shul-gi (Dungi)
18945	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. White calcite. Broken and rivetted in antiquity, a small piece missing. Type 54.
18956	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type 80.
18957	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type 80.
18959	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Most of rim missing. Type 78, a roughly made and rather angular variant.
18992	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. White calcite. Type _. [drawing] RC.109.
18993	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Surface badly decayed and part of the rim missing. Type 5.
19009	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type 92 v.
19010	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Situla type.
19017	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. White calcite. Broken.