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What animals secrete calcite around their bodies?
Corals secrete calcite around their bodies to form reefs. These reefs consist of a compact colony of individual polyps.
What forms calcite.?
Calcite can form limestone
Is calcite a sulfate?
No. The mineral calcite is a form of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
How does calcite form?
Calcite is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks, limestone in particular, much of which is formed from the shells of dead marine organisms. Approximately 10% of sedimentary rock is limestone.
What body form do corals have?
Polyp
What is a fan coral?
Fan corals are a group of soft corals in the order Gorgonacea. They are soft corals that form colonies that look like fans.
Calcite bubbles when it comes in contact with hydrochloric acid because the calcite releases?
Either a. Quartz. b. Calcite. c. Feldspar. d. Mica
How do minerals form from magma?
by lava and calcite
How minerals form from magma?
by lava and calcite
What mineral tastes salty and cleaves into three directions at 90degrees?
Calcite, a crystallized form of limestone.
What is calcite worth?
A calcite is worth around $20-$200 depending on the type of crystal. The calcite is found usually in rocks like limestone and it takes some years to form.
Are corals porifera?
no! that is just not possible. corals are cnidarians. when the minute creatures called polyps die, they secrete a hard exoskeleton consisting of calciumcarbonate. they secrete it around them to form a hardened structure called corals. corals are basically dead and hardened polyps.
