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Re: calcium tablets
> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 07:46:26 -0700
> From: "Roger S. Miller" <rgrmill at rt66_com>
> Subject: Re: calcium tablets
>
> A reader previously wrote:
>
> > >What about blackboard chalk pieces ?
>
> Blackboard chalk was traditionally pure CaCO3. Two or three years ago I
> suggested chalk as a source for calcium and Paul Sears pointed out that
> chalk these days isn't always CaCO3. I checked what I had; it wasn't.
> Check yours before you try using it. If it is CaCO3 then it should fizz
> when hit with a drop of vinegar.
>
> If you find some blackboard chalk that is CaCO3 then it should be a
> useful source of calcium.
>
I found on the crayola support that chalks can be (primarily?) :
CaCO3 + clay when extruded
Plaster of Paris i.e. CaSO4 when moulded
> Roger Miller
>
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