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What 2 properties is the difference between clear transparent quartz and clear transparent calcite?
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What is the difference between calcite and aragonite?
The minerals aragonite and calcite has the same formula - CaCO3 (calcium carbonate). But all the physical properties are different.
Is calcite nonmetallic and white?
calcite is usually transparent
How would scientist tell the difference between calcite and quarts?
Quartz is much harder than calcite.
How would a scientist tell the difference between calcite and quarts?
Quartz is much harder than calcite.
Does calcite have metallic luster?
No. It is transparent and does not contain metals.
Does calcite have a metallic luster?
No. It is transparent and does not contain metals.
What is the transparency of calcite?
yes almost as clear as glass but its, not quartz doesn't scatch
Which mineral had 4 directions of cleavage?
I think Calcite. Calcite is 3 on the hardness scale and sometimes you can break it into cubes. The difference between Calcite and Quartz is that Calcite is a milky white.
What is the difference between calcite and stalagmites?
Cacite is a mineral (crystalline calcium carbonate). Stalagmites and stalactites are deposits of calcite.
Difference between Calcite and calcium carbonate?
Calcite, from my knowledge, is the same property as calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is basically the product once calcite is evaporated.
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 color is calcite in ordinary light?
Pure calcite is transparent or slightly translucent, however less pure samples are milky white.
