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)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17140	Unknown
10824I	87-28-22	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.]
17837	(none)	(none)	(none)	Toilet vase. White calcite. Two small jars joined together each contains yellow pigment. [drawing]
15771	31-16-466	(none)	(none)	Stone. Bowl. Yellowish calcite. [drawing]
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]
19640A	(none)	1935,0112.99	(none)	Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28
19640B	35-1-184	(none)	(none)	Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28
19640C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28
19925	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. Whtie calcite. JN 26
19618	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White limestone [crossed out] calcite. Type JN 51
19687	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. [T for a drawing?]
11510	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. [drawing]
11933	30-12-83	(none)	(none)	Stone Vase. White calcite. [Drawing] Type CXXVII
11587	30-12-84	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. [drawing]
8623	(none)	1928,1009.499	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL.
14279	(none)	1930,1213.248	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII. [drawing]
11497	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing]
11548	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing]
8558	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI.
8221	(none)	(none)	B17124	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXIV.
12027	30-12-95	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing]
11541	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing]
11547	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing]
12024	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing]
19514	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase. White calcite. Type JN 48