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Calcite is a mineral which is made up of the elements, calcium, carbon, and oxygen.
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What will fizz when placed on a calcite mineral?
Acid will fizz when placed on a calcite mineral
Why does calcite break in smooth flat surface?
calcite has a regular arrangement of atoms.
How can you tell if one of the minerals in a rock is calcite?
Hydrochloric Acid- Calcite will fizz.
Is calcite light or dark?
Pure calcite crystal it transparent, but generally defects make it a slightly translucent white color. Powdered calcite is white.
What is the cleavage of the mineral calcite?
Calcite's cleavage is a perfectional, 4 directional rhombohedron shape.
Is calcite an element a compound or a mixture?
Calcite is a compound
Is calcite an element or a compound?
Calcite is not an element. It is a mineral which is made up of the elements calcium, carbon, and oxygen.In chemistry it is known as the compound calcium carbonate, CaCO3
Is calcite the same thing as calcium?
NO!!! Calcite is a compound of the element calcium and other element. Calcium is an element in its own right . Calcite is aname for the polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) . That is calcium carbomnate has adopted a hard crystalline structute.
What Corals change the element into calcite to for form?
substances
What element is present in dolomite that is not present in calcite?
Magnesium
Is calcite and calcium the same thing?
No. Calcite is calcium carbonate, CaCO3, which contains cacium ions. Calcium is the metallic element.
Which of these is a mineral element gold hematite calcite quartz?
gold
What element make up calcite?
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What is in a mineral?
A mineral may consist of a single element, but most often contains two or more elements. Gold--single element mineral. Calcite--made up of calcium, carbon and oxygen.
Is calcite magnetic?
No, calcite is not magnetic.
The mineral calcite contains calcium carbon and oxygen Calcite is an example of an?
Calcite is an example of a carbonate mineral.
Is calcite metallic or nonmetallic?
Calcite is a compound and therefore cannot be classified as a metal or nonmetal.
