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The two unusual properties of calcite are:
1. Calcite fluoresces (floor-esses), that is, it glows, when ultraviolet light is shone upon it.
2. Calcite is birefringent (bye-ree-fringe-unt), which means that it bends light that hits it not once, but twice. So if you were to look through a flat, clear sheet of calcite, you would see everything double.
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How you would use mineral properties to distinguish quarts from calcite?
the shape and color and quartz is glassy and calcite isn't.
What are the properties of special properties?
Special properties are unusual properties a mineral may have that most minerals don't.
What properties do iron and mercury that are unusual for a metal?
It is not magnetic. hello everybody
Is calcite an element a compound or a mixture?
Calcite is a compound
Is calcite gold?
No. Calcite is another name for calcium carbonate. CaCO3
What 2 physical properties would identify calcite?
hardness
What are some unique properties of a calcite?
Stuff
What 2 properties is the difference between clear transparent quartz and clear transparent calcite?
Hardness and Streak
What is an unusual use for calcite?
cloaking device, they use calcite's birefringence to bend light around objects seen with the human eye.
How you would use mineral properties to distinguish quarts from calcite?
the shape and color and quartz is glassy and calcite isn't.
Are there any unusual properties of nitrogen?
After my opinion nitrogen hasn't any unusual and very specific properties.
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.
What are special properties of calcite?
Calcite bends light in a certain way: Double refraction (Double image)
Considering physical properties how do quartz and calcite differ?
you use the scratch test
What are the properties of special properties?
Special properties are unusual properties a mineral may have that most minerals don't.
What unusual or special properties does copper have?
metal
Calcite bubbles when it comes in contact with hydrochloric acid because the calcite releases?
Either a. Quartz. b. Calcite. c. Feldspar. d. Mica
