Endive is also a common name for some types of chicory (Cichorium intybus). There are two main varieties of cultivated endive: 1  Curly endive, or frisee (frisÃ©e var). 2  Crispum this type has, narrow, green curly outer.  leaves
Calcite is more stable and common than aragonite under the chemistry of our modern seas.) Hardness 3 (down to 2. but also the ease with which it forms. in the form of marble.5 to 4. Calcite forms in a range of settings from hot springs and underground caverns to growing coral reefs and seashells.
Calcite is the primary mineral in metamorphic marble. It also occurs as a vein mineral in deposits from hot springs, and it occurs in caverns as stalactites and stalagmites. Lublinite is a fibrous, efflorescent form of calcite. transparent variety called Iceland spar is used for optical purposes. Acute scalenohedral crystals are sometimes referred to as dogtooth spar while the rhombohedral form is sometimes referred to as nailhead spar. Single calcite crystals display an optical property called birefringence (double refraction).