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  • Calcite: Properties, Composition, and Rhombic Cleavage
    The mineral you are describing is Calcite.

    Here's why:

    * Calcium carbonate: Calcite is composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

    * Breaks into rhombs: Calcite has a distinctive cleavage pattern, meaning it breaks along specific planes. It often cleaves into rhombohedral shapes, which are like distorted cubes with six faces.

    Let me know if you have any other mineral riddles!

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