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CLCT
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CLCTCenter for Legal and Court Technology (est. 1993; Williamsburg, VA; formerly Courtroom 21 Project)
CLCTCalcite (lithological term)
CLCTCanton Land Conservation Trust (Canton, CT)
CLCTCanyon Lake Community Theatre (Canyon Lake, CA)


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The amazing part, however, is that the teeth, which need to be harder and stronger than the rocky limestone being dug out, are themselves made almost entirely of calcite - the same calcite that makes up much of the limestone.
When the solid calcite precipitated, or separated from the water solution, it left behind a river of crystals, says Penny Boston, director of the Cave and Karst Studies Program at New Mexico Tech.
Magnesium traces in calcite forms a nice pink dolomite layer, while magnesium in silicate accounts for the purples of amethyst.
 
 
 
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