Definition of Calcic. Meaning of Calcic. Synonyms of Calcic

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Definition of Calcic

Calcic
Calcic Cal"cic, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime: cf. F. calcique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, calcium or lime.

Meaning of Calcic from wikipedia

- towards hornblende and arfvedsonite. There is not a continuous series between calcic clinoamphiboles, such as hornblende, and low-calcium amphiboles, such as...
- petrology, the name given to calcic foidal gabbro, a plutonic hylocrystalline rock consisting of augite, olivine, calcic plagioclase (labradorite), and...
- display an iridescent effect (schiller). Labradorite is an intermediate to calcic member of the plagioclase series. It has an anorthite percentage (%An) of...
- Calcium sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula CaS. This white material crystallizes in cubes like rock salt. CaS has been studied as a component...
- type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite...
- igneous rocks into four series: the alkalic, the alkali-calcic, the calc-alkali, and the calcic series. His definition of the alkali series, and the term...
- exclusively of the rock anorthosite (>90% calcic plagioclase) with less common anorthositic gabbro (70-80% calcic plagioclase, with minor pyroxene). The...
- aluminium-bearing minerals of these fragments provide clues to the depth of origin. Calcic plagioclase is stable to a depth of 25 km (16 mi). Between 25 km (16 mi)...
- Calcium gluconate is the calcium salt of gluconic acid and is used as a mineral supplement and medication. As a medication it is used by injection into...
- known as a calcifuge. A plant thriving on sand (which may be acidic or calcic) is termed psammophilic or arenaceous (see also arenite). Ash trees (Fraxinus...