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Review
. 2016:41:31-132.
doi: 10.1016/bs.podrm.2015.11.003. Epub 2016 Feb 3.

Calcium Carbonate

M M H Al Omari  1 , I S Rashid  1 , N A Qinna  2 , A M Jaber  3 , A A Badwan  1
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Review

Calcium Carbonate

M M H Al Omari et al. Profiles Drug Subst Excip Relat Methodol. 2016.

Abstract

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3 formed by three main elements: carbon, oxygen, and calcium. It is a common substance found in rocks in all parts of the world (most notably as limestone), and is the main component of shells of marine organisms, snails, coal balls, pearls, and eggshells. CaCO3 exists in different polymorphs, each with specific stability that depends on a diversity of variables.

Keywords: Aragonite; Calcite; Inhibition; Monohydrocalcite; Precipitation; Vaterite.

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