calc-spar

or calc·spar

[ kalk-spahr ]

noun

Origin of calc-spar

1
1815–25; <Swedish kalkspat calc-spar; t>r by association with spar3; see calc-

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British Dictionary definitions for calcspar

calcspar

/ (ˈkælkˌspɑː) /


noun
  1. another name for calcite

Origin of calcspar

1
C19: partial translation of Swedish kalkspat, from kalk lime (ultimately from Latin calx) + spat spar ³

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