calcspar

British  

/ ˈkælkˌspɑː /

noun

1. another name for calcite

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Etymology

Origin of calcspar

C19: partial translation of Swedish kalkspat, from kalk lime (ultimately from Latin calx ) + spat _spar ³

Example Sentences

He was examining an especially fine specimen of calcspar, when it fell from his hands and was broken.

From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.

Thus calcspar is in the 2nd, or hexagonal, whilst aragonite is in the 4th, the rhombic, system, yet both are the same substance, viz.:—carbonate of lime.

From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by Mastin, John

It occurs as marble, limestone; calcspar, dogtooth spar, nail head spar, stalactites, and a number of other forms, which are only valuable when occurring in perfect crystals or uniquely set upon the rock holding it.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various

At a mine of which I was managing director the lode was almost entirely composed of sulphide of iron, carbonate of lime or calcspar, with a little silica.

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)

The limestone at this locality is white and saccharoid, with large rhombohedral crystals of calcspar.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold