Lime (Calcium Oxide)

Lime (Calcium Oxide)

compound
CaO

The ancient building material that gave us cement and plaster

Humans have been burning limestone to make this simple crystal for over 10,000 years.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

White

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Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.

Crystallography

Catalogue identityLime (Calcium Oxide) — Fm-3m
FormulaCaO
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupF m -3 m
Lattice (a, b, c) Å4.778, 4.778, 4.778
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90
Density (g/cm³)3.3

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)