Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of calcite containing a small percentage of lead carbonate.
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- noun mineralogy A variety of
calcite that contains somelead carbonate .
Etymologies
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plumbo- + calcite
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When the elements named are present in large amount we have the varieties dolomitic calcite, baricalcite, strontianocalcite, ferrocalcite, manganocalcite, zincocalcite and plumbocalcite, respectively.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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