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Calcite bends light in a certain way: Double refraction (Double image)
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What are the 4 special mineral properties?
There are more than four but i only have 5 -Magnetism -Optical properties -Fluorescence -Reaction to acids -Radioactivity
What are five properties for calcite?
pure calcite has good cleavage, is asomewhat soft mineral, has a milky white color, it breaks light up into slow and fast beams giving the illusion of double image of whatever you are looking at on the other side, and the easiest way to tell if your dealing with calcite is to put some HCl acid on it and it will bubble noticeably
What properties of minerals are considered special properties that apply to only a few minerals?
Those would be properties like magnetism, fluorescence, triboluminescence.
Is calcite magnetic?
No, calcite is not magnetic.
What are the 6 special properties of minerals?
buttts
What are some unique properties of a calcite?
Stuff
How you would use mineral properties to distinguish quarts from calcite?
the shape and color and quartz is glassy and calcite isn't.
What 2 physical properties would identify calcite?
hardness
What are 2 unusual properties of calcite?
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.
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.
Considering physical properties how do quartz and calcite differ?
you use the scratch test
What are the 4 special mineral properties?
There are more than four but i only have 5 -Magnetism -Optical properties -Fluorescence -Reaction to acids -Radioactivity
What are the properties of special properties?
Special properties are unusual properties a mineral may have that most minerals don't.
What 2 properties is the difference between clear transparent quartz and clear transparent calcite?
Hardness and Streak
What is the definition of special properties?
The definition of special properties are the unique features of a substance. They are commonly derived from other intrinsic and extrinsic properties.
What are some special properties of sulphur?
Some of the sulfur special properties are odorless, tasteless and its color
Which special property is shown if a piece of calcite comes in contact with hydrochloric acid?
double reflection
