Explore Mineral
| Name: | Lime Lm |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #198: Quartz on Limestone Stalactite Broken Hill Mine, NSW, Australia |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaO |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Lime contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication. |
| Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | periclase |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 394 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Lime (Wiki) Search Mindat: Lime Search Web Mineral DB: Lime |
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