Shaped like or resembling limestone or calcium; having the form or nature of calcareous material.
From Latin 'calcis' (lime) + '-form' (having the shape of). A rare but precise geological and mineralogical term from 19th-century scientific literature.
Calciform minerals like spar can be sculpted by water over centuries into fantastic cave formations—the same calcium that makes up your teeth is slowly carving underground cathedrals.
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