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Carbon.
Trever Windler
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∙ 8y agoMost carbonate minerals are either calcium carbonate (limestone) or a mixture of calcium carbonate with magnesium carbonate (dolomite). However other metals can also combine with carbonate to produce much rarer carbonate minerals.
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∙ 11y agoCarbonate ions basically contain the negatively charged ion -CO2 or -Co3 and can have a negative one or negative two charge. It contains carbons and oxygens.
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What does magnesuim carbonate contain?
Chemical formula of magnesium carbonate is MgCO3. Magnesium carbonate contain magnesium, carbon and oxygen.
Do crayons contain calcium carbonate?
No, the crayons do not contain the calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate and other foreign materials are usually extruded from crayon.
What minerals make bright flashes in fireworks?
yes there are minerals in fireworks
What is the significance of carbonate in meteorites from Mars?
The significance of carbonate in meteorites from Mars is that they contain water.
Minerals that do not contain silicon?
Sulphates, phosphates, oxides, halides and carbonates are minerals that do not contain silicon.
Carbonate minerals contain oxygen and hydrogen?
No. They contain oxygen and carbon. Hence the carbonate.
What are carbonate minerals?
Examples of carbonate minerals would be calcite, dolomite, and aragonite. These are widely distributed in the Earth's crust. Less common carbonate minerals include siderite, rhodochrosite, strontianite, smithsonite, witherite, and cerussite. Minerals that are considered to be carbonates contain the carbonate ion, CO32−
How are carbonate mineral different from silicate minerals?
Carbonate minerals contain carbon and oxygen in the form of the carbonate ion (CO3-), whereas silicate minerals contain silicon and oxygen in the form of various ions containing silicon and oxygen.
What do carbon minerals contain?
Most carbonate minerals are either calcium carbonate (limestone) or a mixture of calcium carbonate with magnesium carbonate (dolomite). However other metals can also combine with carbonate to produce much rarer carbonate minerals.
What Minerals that contain an element combined with oxygen?
The class of minerals called carbonates contain carbon and oxygen. One of the most common carbonate minerals is calcium carbonate, commonly called calcite.
All carbonate minerals contain the elements .?
All carbon minerals contain antiquity elements.
Carbonate minerals contain?
Some minerals contain carbon, such as graphite and diamonds, however while they both contain carbon, the diamonds density is far greater.
The Mohs scale measures a mineral's?
In addition to carbon, carbonate minerals contain
In addition to carbon carbonate minerals contain .?
They can contain iron, silicon, aluminium and may other elements and compounds.
Are both calcite and dolomite carbonate minerals?
Yes. Dolomite is calcium magnesium carbonate.
What will happen when carbonate minerals come into contact with hydrochloric aci?
The acid will react with the carbonate minerals, releasing CO2 gas, the minerals will "fizz".
What minerals are in a limestone?
Limestone commonly predominantly contains Calcite and Aragonite which are the two crystal forms of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3). It commonly also contains detrital clasts (broken pieces of other material) such as flint or chert which are silica. Some limestones also contain the mineral dolomite which is Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3))2.
