(mineralogy) (Ca,Mg)CO3 A variety of calcite consisting of randomly substituted magnesium carbonate in a disordered calcite lattice. Also known as magnesium calcite.
magnesian calcite
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(mag′nē·zhən ′kal′sīt)
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