Oil, gas and diamonds are valuable natural products of carbon/carbonates.
Hydrochloric acid reacts with carbonate containing minerals (such as limestone) to release carbon dioxide (makes it fizz). By hand lens, I am assuming that you mean a magnifying glass. This would be important to view the details of the crystalline form of various rocks and minerals (I am not a geologist, though, so I am guessing here).
A geologist would study the composition of minerals, which involves identifying and analyzing the different types of minerals present in a particular area. This study helps geologists understand the geological processes that have occurred to form these minerals and the conditions under which they were created.
They could be a rock-hound, a geologist, a petrologist, or a mineralogist, depending on their educational background and field of interest.Petrologists study rocks and mineralogists study minerals.
No, mica is not a carbonate. Mica is a group of silicate minerals that are known for their perfect basal cleavage and shiny appearance. Carbonates, on the other hand, are minerals that contain the carbonate ion (CO3) in their chemical structure.
Calcium, oxygen, and carbon are common elements found in carbonate minerals. Other elements such as magnesium, iron, and manganese can also be present depending on the specific mineral. These elements combine with carbonate ions to form minerals such as calcite (calcium carbonate) and dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate).
geologist define minerals as a homogenous,naturally occurring substances with a definable internal structure."
Hydrochloric acid reacts with carbonate containing minerals (such as limestone) to release carbon dioxide (makes it fizz). By hand lens, I am assuming that you mean a magnifying glass. This would be important to view the details of the crystalline form of various rocks and minerals (I am not a geologist, though, so I am guessing here).
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.
A geologist.
Geologist
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−
Minerals containing carbonate ions, such as calcite (calcium carbonate) and dolomite (magnesium carbonate), will fizz in contact with hydrochloric acid due to the release of carbon dioxide gas. This reaction is a common test to identify carbonate minerals.
Geologist
geologist
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.
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Yes, both calcite and dolomite are carbonate minerals. Calcite is primarily composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), while dolomite is a carbonate mineral that contains calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2).