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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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
19067 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 1.
19069 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Probably cut down from a vase of Typw 86; the neck remade and 4 small holes pierced just below the new rim for affixing a lid.
19105 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 79
19108 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 4.
19109 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 87.
19110 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 67.
19130 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Translucent calcite. Geometric.
19135 35-1-194 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 106.
19168 (none) (none) (none) Stone jar. Veined calcite. Type 89
19169 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. White calcite. Type 66.
19170 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 76.
19171 35-1-195 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 60b.
19174 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Translucent, white calcite. Type...
19178 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 89
19181 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis and carnelian double conoids, Lapis ovals. Carnelian rings. Large cats-eye and white calcite truncated triangle.
19187 (none) (none) (none) Stone base. White calcite. Type 61a. Rim incomplete.
19189 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 65.
19192 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 86.
19204 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 89
19205 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Translucent greenish calcite. Two registers: above, banquest scene. Below, men and animals. The stone somewhat decayed and the seal partly defaced by adhering copper.
19208 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 61b.
19211 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. The inside is black and it seems to have been used for kohl. Type 40.
19212 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Goblet on tall stem. [drawing] RC.110
19214 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White calcite. Two registers: above, a hero fighting beasts. Below, a row of animals. The stone somewhat blistered and distorted.
19221 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Veined calcite. Type 16a. (in fragments).

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Alabaster - Calcite

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