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Lime

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Lime

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Lime

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Lime

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Lime

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Lime

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Lime

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

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About LimeHide

Formula:

CaO

Colour:

Colorless to pale yellowish green.

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

3.35 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Forms a series with monteponite (see Lime-Monteponite Series).

Unstable: rather quickly passes into portlandite when in (humid) air.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2401

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2401:9

Similar NamesHide

Loam

A rock subtype

IMA Classification of LimeHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Classification of LimeHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

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

Dana 8th ed.:

4.2.1.5

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.4.11

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
4 : Oxides of Be, Mg and the alkaline earths

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
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 LimeHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Colorless to pale yellowish green.

Streak:

White

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
On {001}.

Parting:

On {011}.

Density:

3.35 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of LimeHide

Mindat Formula:

CaO

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ca	71.469 %
O	28.531 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ca, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of LimeHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fm3m

Setting:

Fm3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.81059(9) Å

Unit Cell V:

111.33 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Temp (K)
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	298
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	298
0011283	Lime	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963	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	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	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	293
0018169	Lime	Gerlach W (1922) Die Gitterstruktur der Erdalkalioxyde. _cod_database_code 1011327 Zeitschrift fur Physik 9 184-192	1922	293
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	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	398
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	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	500
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	528
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	585
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	664
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	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	778
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	844
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	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	1001
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	1022
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	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	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	1289
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	1292
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	1390
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	1427
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	1473
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	1485
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	1548
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	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	1656
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	1659
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	1673
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	1711
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	1733
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	1773
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	1808
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	1812
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	1873
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	1882
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	1959
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	1964
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	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	2073
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	2114
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	2173
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	2222
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	2273
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	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	2362
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	2373
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	2407
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	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	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	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	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	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	3073

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 High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase,
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Ca   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
O   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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 EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? 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 LimeHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Thermally metamorphosed calcareous ejecta.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Calcite

Synonyms of LimeHide

Calce

Other Language Names for LimeHide

German:Calciumoxid
Gebrannter Kalk

Russian:Известь

Simplified Chinese:氧化钙

Relationship of Lime to other SpeciesHide

Forms a series with:

Monteponite

Lime-Monteponite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associations 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 Hide

4.AB.	'Carbon Monoxide Ice'	CO
4.AB.05	Crednerite	Cu⁺Mn³⁺O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.AB.10	Tenorite	CuO	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.AB.15	Mcconnellite	CuCrO₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
4.AB.15	Delafossite	Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.AB.20	Bromellite	BeO	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.AB.20	Zincite	ZnO	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.AB.25	Bunsenite	NiO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Periclase	MgO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Manganosite	MnO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Monteponite	CdO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Wüstite	FeO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.30	Palladinite	PdO	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mmc
4.AB.35	'Hongquiite'	TiO

Other InformationHide

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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References for LimeHide

Reference List:

Scacchi (12, 1883) (as Calce).

Eramo, G., Clausi, M., Fioretti, G., Pinto, D. (2024): The Use of Lime over the Centuries: The Complexity of the Apulian Built Heritage. Minerals, 14, 91.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal (1986): 5: 54-65.

Yamanaka, T., Kittaka, K., Nagai, T. (2002) B1-B2 transition in CaO and possibility of CaSiO3-perovskite decomposition under high pressure. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences: 97: 144-152.

Khoury, Hani N., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N., Seryotkin, Yurii V., Kozmenko, Olga A., Goryainov, Sergey V., Clark, Ian D. (2016) Intermediate members of the lime-monteponite solid solutions (Ca_1−xCd_xO, x = 0.36–0.55): Discovery in natural occurrence. American Mineralogist, 101 (1). 146-160 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5361

(2021) Lime. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for LimeHide

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- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~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.


Argentina
Río Negro Province Valcheta Department ⓘ Malena Mine	Herrmann et al. (2007)
ⓘ Puerto San Antonio Mine	Herrmann et al. (2007)

Australia
Victoria Glenelg Shire Portland ⓘ Bats Ridge Caves

Bulgaria
Pazardzhik Province Panagyurishte Municipality Panagyurishte ⓘ Assarel Mine	Zartova et al. (2004)

China
Tibet Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture) Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.) ⓘ Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")	www.ngu.no (n.d.)

France
Occitanie Pyrénées-Orientales Perpignan ⓘ Baixas	Belot (1978)

Indonesia
West Java Province Garut Regency ⓘ Arinem vein	YUNINGSIH et al. (2012)

Italy
Campania Metropolitan City of Naples Ercolano San Vito ⓘ San Vito Quarry	Erik Vercammen collection
ⓘ Mount Vesuvius (TL)	Russo et al. (2004)
Torre Annunziata ⓘ Oncino lava flow (Uncino lava flow)	Scacchi (1882)
Torre del Greco ⓘ Camaldoli della Torre	Ferber (1773) +3 other references
ⓘ Villa Inglese quarries	Ferber (1773) +5 other references
Liguria Genoa Ne Reppia ⓘ ~~Gambatesa Mine~~	· Ciriotti et al. (2004) +1 other reference

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex Hashem region Lisdan-Siwaga Fault Siwaga ⓘ Tulul al Hammam	Khoury et al. (2015)
Irbid Governorate Maqarin area ⓘ Yarmouk river	Pitty et al. (2010)

Mexico
Veracruz Las Minas Municipality ⓘ El Dorado Mine	Zucchi et al. (2025)

Panama
Colón Province Donoso District ⓘ Cobre mine	Redwood (2020)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Kopeysk	Cesnokov et al. (1998)
ⓘ Coal mine No. 44	Pekov (1998)
Murmansk Oblast Kandalakshsky District ⓘ Kovdozero complex	Barkov et al. (2026)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Polevskoy ⓘ Gumeshevskii Cu Mine	Zadov +5 other references

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
ⓘ Annenkov Island	Pettigrew (1981)

Sweden
Norrbotten County Kiruna ⓘ Kiskamavaara Cu–Co deposit	van der Werf et al. (2026)
Skåne County Malmö ⓘ Limhamn quarry	Bergström et al. (1982)

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Gorlovka Kalinin coal mine ⓘ Burned coal dumps	Шарыгин (2015)

USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Graeme (1981)
ⓘ Campbell Mine	Graeme (1981) +1 other reference
Maricopa County ⓘ Phoenix area	Garvie (2016)

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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