Calcium carbonate is often made into chalk or limestone, but is also the main ingredient in Tums. This compound is a raw material, and is also the most commonly found organic compound. It can be found in many places, for example: rocks, caves, and even sea shells! Although calcium carbonate can be used as chalk, it can also be used in edible items. Such as Tums, in fact Tums is mostly calcium carbonate. The state of matter for this compound depends on the material it is taken off of. Calcium carbonate is mostly mined from rocks to get, but can be also found off of different materials. As you can see in the photo's, you can see machines digging for calcium carbonate and you can also see it in a solid state of matter.
As you can see the pictures of how calcium carbonate is taken out of rocks and it's form, but have you ever wondered how it's actually formed? Well lucky for you this video is going to explain how it's formed and is also mentions some of it's uses that will apply in the following page.