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    Calcium carbonate is a compound composed of carbon, oxygen, and calcium that is commonly found in rocks, shells, pearls, and eggshells around the world. It is the main ingredient in agricultural lime and forms limescale through reactions between calcium ions and carbonate ions in hard water, and while it can be used medicinally as a supplement or antacid, excessive consumption may be hazardous.

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    Calcium carbonate is a compound composed of carbon, oxygen, and calcium that is commonly found in rocks, shells, pearls, and eggshells around the world. It is the main ingredient in agricultural lime and forms limescale through reactions between calcium ions and carbonate ions in hard water, and while it can be used medicinally as a supplement or antacid, excessive consumption may be hazardous.

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    Calcium carbonate is a compound composed of carbon, oxygen, and calcium that is commonly found in rocks, shells, pearls, and eggshells around the world. It is the main ingredient in agricultural lime and forms limescale through reactions between calcium ions and carbonate ions in hard water, and while it can be used medicinally as a supplement or antacid, excessive consumption may be hazardous.

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    Calcium carbonate

    Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3. It is


    formed by three main elements: carbon, oxygen and calcium. It is a common
    substance found in rocks in all parts of the world, and is the main component of
    shells of marine organisms, snails, coal balls, pearls, and eggshells. Calcium
    carbonate is the active ingredient in agricultural lime, and is created when
    calcium ions in hard water react with carbonate ions creating limescale. It is
    commonly used medicinally as a calcium supplement or as an antacid, but
    excessive consumption can be hazardous.

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