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Calx carbonata Size:XS: 30 x 30cm Birchin LaneSpecimen of calcium carbonate crystals, here termed 'crystallized carbonate of lime', including two figures showing variations in the crystalline form. Plate 33 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R. Taylor & Co., 1804). The accompanying text states that "This form or variety of crystallization of carbonate of lime is perhaps one of the most common, and