CALCITE—CaC0 3 , calcium carbonate. Name from Latin, calx—meaning lime. This flower-like specimen is from St. Andreasburg, Harz Mountains* Germany. Reproduced in 1.2:1 scale. Pftiter's brands of special, highly refined calcite include Vicron and Albacar. We also produceUlBP grades*
CaCO^ has manv uses ... Researched bv Pfizer
Pfizer
Of approximately 3,000 minerals known to man, calcite (calcium carbonate) probably has the greatest number of forms, and possibly has the widest variety of usesFrom select commercial grades of calcite, by sophisticated processes with superior quality-control of size reduction, Pfizer makes extenders for paint; fillers and coatings for paper; and body components for rubber, plastics, and ceramics; as well as the chief functional ingredient for anti-acids and dentifrices. We've learned a great deal about this highly versatile, useful mineral. Enough, indeed, to be able to create previously unknown crystalline structure forms of it. Our knowledge of calcite—and a wide range of other inorganic color and extender pigments—is at your disposal. So, too, are the services of our research scientists and laboratories in connection with special pigment problems or formulation objectives. Just write for Pfizer's brochure CMC68, and cite anything in our field on which you'd like technical advice or assistance,
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