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Nitrocalcite

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Ni`tro`cal´cite
n.1.(Min.) Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.
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Noun1.nitrocalcite - the mineral form of calcium nitrate
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition


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The caverns are host to their own "jewels" made up of rare quartz needles forming "bird nests" nitrocalcite forming "cotton" and an array of brushite moonmilk.
 
 
 
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