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)
19887	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. White calcite. JN 40
19911	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. alabaster. JN 26
19924	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. White calcite. Type 17
19925	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Whtie calcite. JN 26
20060	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Alabaster. Miniature. JN 28
20079	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Alabaster. JN 28. In fragments.
20090	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. White Limestone [crossed out] White calcite. Type
18142B	(none)	1932,1008.136	(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.
18459A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Unknown
18778E	(none)	1935,0112.67	(none)	Stone weights A-F a set of five [Actually six]. (A) pebble colored, inscribed. [drawing of weight and inscription] Type XXI. [drawing] (B) oval, grey pebble, inscribed. Weight 1015.65, ratio 2m, unit 8.46 [drawing of inscription] (C) Same shape as B, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] (D) Same shape as B, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] (E) duck weight, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] Type VI. Weight 169.62, ratio 20s, unit 8.48 1/3 Mina (F) duck weight, dark pebble, inscribed. [drawing of inscription]
19410B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone bowls. White calcite. Type JN 27
19411B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone bowls. White calcite. Type JN 27
19412B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 27
19521B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 White [Crossed out] stone bowls. White calcite. Type JN 26
19526B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 26
19533B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Stone vases. White calcite. Type JN 27
19640C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28
12371E	(none)	1929,1017.373	(none)	Group: [A.1-.3] 3 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis large fluted ball beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head VI B. [D] Slender copper needle. [E] Cylinder seal, white calcite.
12701K	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] 1) Copper pin. L. 250mm with lapis ball head and gold caps. Type V B. [B] 2) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. L. 20mm, D. 11mm. Two heroes (one wearing feathered headdress) and rampant animals. [C] 3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli L. 30mm, D. 7mm. Two registers. Above and below: rampant animals. [D] 4) Beads forming a necklace of 3 strings: gold, lapis and carnelian barrels. [E] 5) Beads. Long lentoids of gold and lapis and in center a small gold frog amulet L. 10mm, W. 10mm. [F-G] 6) Gold earrings. A pair. Small 1 1/2 coils. Lunate. [H-I] 7) Two bracelets. [H] One plain silver, the [I] other plain copper. [J] 8) Stone bowl. Calcite. Greyish. Nearly hemispherical. [Type] IX. [K] 9) Stone vase. White calcite [Type] LVI. [L] 10) Silver finger (?) ring. Very small. 1 1/2 coils.
14442B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. Calcite. White. Type. See field note. LXVII.
14463A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. Calcite. Semi-translucent. Type same as U.14448.
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]
17843	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Fragment only with part of inscription thus [reference to drawing] [drawing]
19213E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Gold double conoids, lapis double conoids. (B) Copper pin, Type 1, with lapis ball head capped with gold; broken. (C) [Not assigned] (D) Limestone bowl. Type 47. (E) White calcite bowl. Type 54: imperfect.