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It is a mineral. Like iron and zinc it is metallic in its purist form (or as an element).

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The body cannot use it in its pure state as it is a highly reactive metal, but we do use calcium compounds to give us the calcium used in bones and teeth. Those compounds are not, however, vitamins.

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