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I think you have it confused, dolomite and limestones are not the same thing:
Limestone is composed of calcite or calcium carbonate, CaCO3, and dolostone is composed of dolomite or calcium magnesium carbonate, Ca,Mg(CO3).
Okla gave the chemical formula for ankerite, which is in the dolomite group.
In the field dolostone and limestone are difficult to tell apart (but there crystals are fairly diagnostic)...one way is to drop some HCl on them. Limestone will fizz (effervesce) and dolostone will not...UNLESS it is powdered...then it will fizz.
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Manual of Mineralogy (after J.D. Dana), 19th ed., 1977, Hurlbut and Klein.Now it can happen and find them both combined in what it's called Dolomitic limestone, which is more or less 50/50 mixture of calcite and dolomite minerals.
as for carboniferous limestone, limestone is a very abundant formation, it's not exclusive to one era or one location and it can be very variant from one place to another, you have to be more specific about where this carboniferous limestone is located!
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∙ 14y agoCalcite is a mineral and limestone is a sedimentary rock that contains calcite.
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What kind of rock contains calcite?
Limestone is composed primarily of calcite.
Is a limestone a rock or mineral?
Limestone is a rock, composed mainly of the mineral calcite.
Is limestone made from precipitated calcite a chemical rock?
limestone is mostly seashells
What is the mineral in limestone?
Limestone, is impure crystalline Calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Chalk, and Marble are other CaCO3 minerals.
A mineral found in both limestone and marble?
Calcite
What is the difference between sandstone and limestone in laboratory?
Sandstone is made mostly from sand-sized quartz particles. On the other hand, limestone is made from finer grains of calcite material.
What forms calcite.?
Calcite can form limestone
What rocks have calcite in them?
Limestone and Marble have calcite in them.
What kind of rock contains calcite?
Limestone is composed primarily of calcite.
Which mineral-calcite ir quartz- is found in limestone rock?
Limestone is a sedimentary rock that is composed largely of the minerals calcite.
Limestone is made from?
It is mostly calcite.
What is limestone to marble?
calcite and dolomite.
What is chemical limestone made of?
Chemical limestone can form when calcite is dissolved.
Is a limestone a rock or mineral?
Limestone is a rock, composed mainly of the mineral calcite.
What is limestone made out of?
Limestone is made of the shells of dead ocean organisms. Their shells are made of calcite.Hope i helped1 :)
What are some industrial uses for calcite?
Calcite is used primarily in the forms of limestone and marble. Limestone and Marble are used for counter tops, dimension stones, and mortar. Calcite can be used to create concrete.
Is limestone made from precipitated calcite a chemical rock?
limestone is mostly seashells
