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)
881	(none)	1923,1110.25	(none)	Alabaster vase fragment of slightly carinated cylindrical jar in white-veined mackeral alabaster. Inscribed: portions of 2 lines. Probably a dedication to 'Nin'-(gal?) by... [king] 'of Ur' Type RC.5
882	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase fragment of, from rim of cylindrical jar with flat everted rim. Alabaster. First line only, "thing dedicated..." RC.9
886	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster Vase fragment, apparently of a lid, whereon in relief the hind-quarters of a bull lying down left. Coarse alabaster.
887	(none)	(none)	B14985	Alabaster Vase fragments of, fitted together (plain) giving complete section.
6358	(none)	(none)	B16206, B16206	Alabaster vase of Ishme-Dagan. To Nannar - eldest son of Enlil, his king Ishme Dagan -- (rest is same text as the brick U.2566)-- beloved husband of Innana, for his life, he has presented it. E. H.C.
6441	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Broken at top. Type XXIX (stone). B.
910	(none)	1923,1110.57	(none)	Alabaster vase. Fragment.
1696	(none)	1924,0920.396	(none)	Alabaster vase. Fragment. With remains of archaic inscription.
6356	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Property of Ningal Type II. Type RC.5. B. [drawing 1:4]
2996	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Small fragment. Inscribed. (To) his king (?) For the life of dDun-gi, the mighty hero, king of Ur, ( ) na-ga
12310	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Spill type. Broken. [Type] II.
6946	(none)	1927,0527.58	(none)	Alabaster vase. Veined, white and yellow. Broken and fragmentary. Type.
6489	(none)	1927,0527.56	(none)	Alabaster vase. White and yellow streaks. Type L stone. Near JN.14. E
6060	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster [seems to be corrected as white calcite] pin. Chipped.
15451	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabastron. Alabaster. Persian. [drawing 2:5]
15802	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet. Miniature animal. White calcite?
6424	(none)	(none)	(none)	Base of alabaster statue. Foot alone remaining. Toes and nails carefully modeled. B. [drawing]
19256	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings, black steatite rings (large), shell and black steatite tubes(large), calcite button, very small shell (or paste) rings.
19181	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis and carnelian double conoids, Lapis ovals. Carnelian rings. Large cats-eye and white calcite truncated triangle.
14271	31-17-59	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli barrels and a triangular calcite pendant.
19223	(none)	1935,0112.81	(none)	Beads. Lapis tubes & ovals, quartzite double conoids; also a quantity of shell rings, and some small shells pierced as beads.
18115	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 malachite cylinder, 2 white calcite rhomboids, 1 cylinder seal, grey steatite, much defaced, with seated goddess and 2 standing figures and traces of 2 columns of inscription: cylinders of shell, steatite, pine limestone, some originally with figures but all defaced, eliptical beads of white calcite, agate, biconvex rectangles, square section tubular red limestone, black stone discoid, carnelian date-shaped, glass ball, and one limestone disk with crudely incised design thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing]
17907	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 6 stalgmitic calcites, white and transluscent; lentoid.
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.
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.