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It is known as calcite, the main mineral of limestone and marble.
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∙ 14y agoCalcium carbonate is found in nature as the mineral calcite.
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∙ 12y agoCalcium carbonate found in nature is a mineral called calcite, but we commonly call it chalk.
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What is CaCO3 known as other than limestone?
CaCO3 is calcium carbonate. Its other mineral names are calcite, chalk, and marble.
What is the compound name for Ca2C?
Calcium Carbonate - also called limestone, calcite, chalk, and marble.
What is a common carbonate rock-forming mineral?
Calcium carbonate (known as calcite CaCO3) is a common carbonate rock-forming mineral.
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.
What type of crystal is formed by calcium carbonate?
In laboratory only one form; in the nature many minerals has the formula CaCO3. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate and http://www.webmineral.com/cgi-bin/search/search.pl.
What is also known as limestone?
calcium carbonate
What is the correct name for the compound Ca(HCO3)2?
Calcium oxide
What is the symbol equation for limestone?
It is CaCO3, also known as Calcium Carbonate.
What is the carbonate commonly known as limestone?
calcium carbonate.
What is CaCO3 known as other than limestone?
CaCO3 is calcium carbonate. Its other mineral names are calcite, chalk, and marble.
A mineralized shell?
No
What is the compound name for Ca2C?
Calcium Carbonate - also called limestone, calcite, chalk, and marble.
What is a chemical name for chalk?
Calcium carbonate CaCO3
What is calcium carbonate normally know as?
Calcium Carbonate is commonly known as limestone ; calcite; aragonite; chalk; marble; or pearl.
Which compounds are formed by calcium?
Calcium is a very active element which forms innumerable compounds. The most familiar one is calcium carbonate, also known as limestone.
When calcium carbonate is in solid form what is it known as?
marble
What is calcium carbonate made up of?
It is made up of carbon, oxygen and calcium. A carbonate contains oxygen and carbon so you know that, and then you can see that as it is called calcium carbonate it also contains calcium. :)
