He papa mapere matomato calacatta kua orohia mō te papa kaute me te papa whakapaipai.

He rite te kakano o te Māpere Kakariki o Calacatta ki te kakano o te Māpere Mā o Calacatta. He mā te papamuri me ētahi rārangi kakariki pouri.

Ko te māpere kakariki o Calacatta he 6 te pakeke Mohs, e tohu ana he tino ātete ki ngā karawarawa me te mimiti. Nā te pakeke o te māpere kakariki o Calacatta ka taea te tu atu ki tētahi taumata pēhanga tinana me te waku, ka taea ai te pupuri i tōna āhua me tōna mahi pai i roto i te whakamahinga o ia rā. Hei tāpiri, he ātete te māpere kakariki o Calacatta ki te waikura, ki te waikawa me te kawakore, ā, ka taea te tu atu ki te horo o ngā waikawa me ngā kawakore he nui te kukū, he mea pai mō ngā kaute taiwhanga. He pai mō te rongoā i ngā mata o te kīhini me te kaukau.