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Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3. 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 Ca ions in hard water react with carbonate ions creating limescale.

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