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Calcite ismon constituent of sedimentary rocks, limestone in particular, much of which is formed from the shells of deadanisms. Approximately 10 of sedimentary rock is limestone. It is the primary mineral in metamorphic marble. It also occurs in deposits from hot springs as a vein mineral in caverns as stalactites and stalagmites and in volcanic or mantle derived rocks such as carbonatites, kimberlites, or rarely in peridotites.
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