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Recent identification of calcite — a form of calcium carbonate — in the fossil eggshells suggested that the eggs would be good candidates for U-Pb dating, researchers reported Thursday in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The sound of the metal tips of my trekking poles scraping against the calcite rock was impossible to muffle.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Researchers collected samples from the Petralona skull’s calcite coating and from various locations throughout the cave.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Over thousands of years, water flowing through limestone dissolves the calcite and gradually erodes the rock, creating hollow spaces and underground formations.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The sound of the metal tips of my trekking poles scraping against the calcite rock was impossible to muffle.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Researchers collected samples from the Petralona skull’s calcite coating and from various locations throughout the cave.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Over thousands of years, water flowing through limestone dissolves the calcite and gradually erodes the rock, creating hollow spaces and underground formations.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025
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“Calcite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcite. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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calcite
noun
cal·cite
ˈkal-ˌsīt 
: a mineral substance made up of calcium carbonate and found in numerous forms including limestone, chalk, and marble
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