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Calcium carbonate

Scope note

A white crystalline powder occurring naturally chiefly as the minerals calcite and aragonite.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212174

Broader Terms used

inorganic material

Term used for

carbonate, calcium

Created

12yrs ago

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