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Halite and calcite form by precipitation Where would they most likely form?
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At the bottom of the sea or ocean
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Why is calcite always found at the bottom of an evaporite?
Calcite would be more plentiful in a body of water and therefore would reach maximum concentrations and precipitate before less plentiful minerals like gypsum and halite.
What air conditions would least likely to have precipitation?
Cold dry air
What air condition would be least likely to have precipitation?
Cold dry air
Is halite a cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
Do halite crystals form when fresh water evaporates?
Halite is rock salt. Even some fresh water lakes have Na+ and Cl- dissolved in them, so I would guess that yes, some halite forms. But probably not all that much compared to a salt lake evaporating.
Why is calcite always found at the bottom of an evaporite?
Calcite would be more plentiful in a body of water and therefore would reach maximum concentrations and precipitate before less plentiful minerals like gypsum and halite.
Calcite halite and fluorite all have perfect cleavages and they can all be the same color. How would you distinguish among them?
you do a streak test, and you look at their luster.
How can you tell the difference between calcite crystals and salt crystals?
Calcite crystals will effervesce in vinegar, quartz will not. Quartz will scratch calcite. The opposite is not true. Quartz and calcite have different crystal structures and different specific gravities. The list goes on, but if you are trying to distinguish them, the above should help.
What type of precipitation would most likely to fall at 0C?
sleet
What air conditions would least likely to have precipitation?
Cold dry air
What air condition would be least likely to have precipitation?
Cold dry air
Can you form a stalactites and stalagmites?
In theory you could in a laboratory if you establish conditions conducive to rapid precipitation and crystallising of the calcite - but I don't know why you would need to when it's easier to analyse natural ones!
What strategy would allow you to determine clear calcite is not the same as quartz?
A small drop of hydrochloric acid or vinegar would fizz on calcite, not on quartz.Also, quartz has a Mohs hardness of 7 whereas calcite has a hardness of 3. Quartz doesn't have cleavage but calcite has rhombohedral cleavage (skewed square). If the piece of mineral breaks along perfect lines, then it's most likely calcite not quartz. One more thing, if you put the clear calcite on print, like that in a book, you will see a double image through the crystal, an example of double refraction.
Which type of precipitation would likely be falling from cumulus clouds with a ground air temperature of 14 C?
Ice crystals and snow pellets are the types pf precipitation that would likely be from the falling cumulus clouds with a ground air temperature of 14 C.
Is halite a cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
Is halite cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
Which type of precipitation would likely be falling from cumulus clouds with a ground air temperature of 14C?
rain
