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What elements is present in dolomite that is not present in calcite?
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Magnesium
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Are Calcite and dolomite carbonate minerals?
Yes, both calcite and dolomite are carbonates.
What are two major minerals?
Calcite and aragonite.
What mineral group are calcite dolomite and rhodochrosite in?
Calcite belongs to the carbonates.
What type of metamorphic rock is composed mainly of calcite and dolomite?
marble
Is dolomite limestone?
Dolomite is a mixture of calcium and magnesium carbonates. The ratio of Ca:Mg can vary. If the Ca percentage is very high (above 90%), it is generally considered as calcite and if Mg is very high, it is considered as magnesite (not magnetite). Theoretically, dolomite should have 50:50 Ca:Mg ratio. Usually, dolomite is slightly resistive against weathering and diluted acids compared to calcite.
What element is present in dolomite that is not present in calcite?
Magnesium
Are Calcite and dolomite carbonate minerals?
Yes, both calcite and dolomite are carbonates.
Calcite and dolomite and rhodochrosite are examples of what?
Calcite, dolomite and rhodochrosite are polymorphs of each other. Meaning a calcite can become a dolomite and so on. They are all also examples of calcium bearing minerals.
What is limestone to marble?
calcite and dolomite.
What simple test can be used to distinguish between calcite and dolomite in granular form?
Calcite will react vigorously when placed in dilute HCL. Dolomite will not.
What are two major minerals?
Calcite and aragonite.
What mineral group are calcite dolomite and rhodochrosite in?
Calcite belongs to the carbonates.
How do you differentiate between calcite and dolomite powder?
An easy test is to try to dissolve it with hydrochloric acid. Dolomite shows a much weaker reaction with acids than calcite. If this test is not conclusive one can add quinalizarin to the acid. In the case of dolomite the solution will then become blue because of a complex forming with the magnesium from the dolomite. In the case of calcite this blue colour should be either absent or very weak because calcite commonly contains only little magnesium.
What are the natural sources of these elements of phosphorus calcium?
Phosphorus is extracted from Apatites (a class of tri-calcium Phosphate Mineral).Calcium is found in Dolomite, Calcite and Gypsum
What type of metamorphic rock is composed mainly of calcite and dolomite?
marble
Are both calcite and dolomite carbonate minerals?
Yes. Dolomite is calcium magnesium carbonate.
Is dolomite limestone?
Dolomite is a mixture of calcium and magnesium carbonates. The ratio of Ca:Mg can vary. If the Ca percentage is very high (above 90%), it is generally considered as calcite and if Mg is very high, it is considered as magnesite (not magnetite). Theoretically, dolomite should have 50:50 Ca:Mg ratio. Usually, dolomite is slightly resistive against weathering and diluted acids compared to calcite.
