Lime
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Lime
Formula:
CaO
Colour:
Colorless to pale yellowish green.
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3½
Specific Gravity:
3.35 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Forms a series with monteponite (see Lime-Monteponite Series).
Unstable: rather quickly passes into portlandite when in (humid) air.
Unstable: rather quickly passes into portlandite when in (humid) air.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2401
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2401:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
0243dda9-8215-4681-a6ca-73860c9704d9
IMA Classification of Lime
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Classification of Lime
4.AB.25
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only
4.2.1.5
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX
7.4.11
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
4 : Oxides of Be, Mg and the alkaline earths
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
4 : Oxides of Be, Mg and the alkaline earths
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Lm | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Lime
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Colorless to pale yellowish green.
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
On {001}.
On {001}.
Parting:
On {011}.
Density:
3.35 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemistry of Lime
Mindat Formula:
CaO
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Lime
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fm3m
Setting:
Fm3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.81059(9) Å
Unit Cell V:
111.33 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Massive
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0008276 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 298 | ||
0008277 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 407 | ||
0008278 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 500 | ||
0008279 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 585 | ||
0008280 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 688 | ||
0008281 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 778 | ||
0008282 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 875 | ||
0008283 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1001 | ||
0008284 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1116 | ||
0008285 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1222 | ||
0008286 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1289 | ||
0008287 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1390 | ||
0008288 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1485 | ||
0008289 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1573 | ||
0008290 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1656 | ||
0008291 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1812 | ||
0008292 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1882 | ||
0008293 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1964 | ||
0008294 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 300 | ||
0008295 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 398 | ||
0008296 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 528 | ||
0008297 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 664 | ||
0008298 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 844 | ||
0008299 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1022 | ||
0008300 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1292 | ||
0008301 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1427 | ||
0008302 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1548 | ||
0008303 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1659 | ||
0008304 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1733 | ||
0008305 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1711 | ||
0008306 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1808 | ||
0008307 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1959 | ||
0008308 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2114 | ||
0008309 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2222 | ||
0008310 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2303 | ||
0008311 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2362 | ||
0008312 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2407 | ||
0008313 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 298 | ||
0008314 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1473 | ||
0008315 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1673 | ||
0008316 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1773 | ||
0008317 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1873 | ||
0008318 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 1973 | ||
0008319 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2073 | ||
0008320 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2173 | ||
0008321 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2273 | ||
0008322 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2373 | ||
0008323 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2473 | ||
0008324 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2573 | ||
0008325 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2673 | ||
0008326 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2773 | ||
0008327 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 2973 | ||
0008328 | Lime | Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G (1999) High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase, corundum and spinel Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 103-111 | 1999 | 0 | 3073 | ||
0011283 | Lime | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
0017990 | Lime | Natta G, Passerini L (1929) Soluzioni solide, isomorfismo e simmorfismo tra gli ossidi dei metalli bivalenti. - 1. Sistemi: CaO-CdO, CaO-MnO, CaO-CoO, CaO-NiO, CaO-MgO. _cod_database_code 1011095 Gazzetta Chimica Italiana 59 129-154 | 1929 | 0 | 293 | ||
0014079 | Lime | Primak W, Kaufman H, Ward R (1948) X-Ray diffraction studies of systems involved in the preparation of alkaline earth sulfide and selenide phosphors _cod_database_code 1000044 Journal of the American Chemical Society 70 2043-2046 | 1948 | 0 | 293 | ||
0018169 | Lime | Gerlach W (1922) Die Gitterstruktur der Erdalkalioxyde. _cod_database_code 1011327 Zeitschrift fur Physik 9 184-192 | 1922 | 0 | 293 | ||
0017989 | Lime | Oftedal I (1927) Die Gitterkonstanten von Ca O, Ca S, Ca Se, Ca Te. _cod_database_code 1011094 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 128 135-158 | 1927 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
2.4059 Å | (100) |
1.7009 Å | (54) |
2.777 Å | (34) |
1.4505 Å | (16) |
1.3888 Å | (16) |
1.0758 Å | (16) |
0.8018 Å | (16) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations | |
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics | <3.5-2.5 |
38 : Ophiolites | |
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals] | |
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere | <0.6 |
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals | <0.36 |
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56) | <0.36 |
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals | <10 Ka |
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56) |
Type Occurrence of Lime
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Thermally metamorphosed calcareous ejecta.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Lime
Other Language Names for Lime
Relationship of Lime to other Species
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Lime associated with Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
1 photo of Lime associated with Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
4.AB. | Carbon Monoxide Ice | CO |
4.AB.05 | Crednerite | CuMnO2 |
4.AB.10 | Tenorite | CuO |
4.AB.15 | Delafossite | CuFeO2 |
4.AB.15 | Mcconnellite | CuCrO2 |
4.AB.20 | Bromellite | BeO |
4.AB.20 | Zincite | ZnO |
4.AB.25 | Bunsenite | NiO |
4.AB.25 | Manganosite | MnO |
4.AB.25 | Monteponite | CdO |
4.AB.25 | Periclase | MgO |
4.AB.25 | Wüstite | FeO |
4.AB.30 | Palladinite | PdO |
4.AB.35 | Hongquiite | TiO |
Other Information
Notes:
Reacts quickly with water or water vapor to form highly soluble and reactive portlandite.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Herrmann et al. (2007) |
Herrmann et al. (2007) | |
Australia | |
| |
China | |
| - (n.d.) |
France | |
| Belot (1978) |
Italy | |
| Erik Vercammen collection |
| Russo et al. (2004) |
| Ferber (1773) +3 other references |
Ferber (1773) +5 other references | |
| Scacchi (1882) |
| · Ciriotti et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
Jordan | |
| Khoury et al. (2015) |
| Pitty et al. (2010) |
Russia | |
| Cesnokov et al. (1998) |
Pekov (1998) | |
| Zadov +5 other references |
Sweden | |
| Bergström (1982) |
Ukraine | |
| Шарыгин (2015) |
USA | |
| Graeme (1981) |
Graeme (1981) +1 other reference | |
| - (n.d.) +1 other reference |
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San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy