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What test could you perform to tell a quartzite rock from a marble rock?
One would be a scratch test. The quartzite is much harder than the marble. Another test would be the use of dilute hydrochloric acid, which will cause decomposition of the calcite minerals forming the marble.
What would be considered a rock?
A rock consists of lots of minerals, which are made up of elements such as gold and silver. A rock can contain valuable minerals such as diamonds. Diamonds are the most expensive minerals. You can mine rocks and minerals at a mine
Are all minerals made of one mineral?
True.
Can you list minerals in alphabetical order?
I got one Rock
What is the softest rock?
One of the softest rocks is Talc. Talc is a mineral not a rock!Minerals are pure, rocks can be formed from one or more minerals. A piece of talc is a rock formed of a single mineral.Clays, are rocks and can be very soft.
Is a limestone a rock or mineral?
Limestone is a rock, composed mainly of the mineral calcite.
One of the eight basic rock forming minerals?
Quartz is one of the eight basic rock-forming minerals, also known as the "Rock-Forming Minerals of the Earth's Crust." It is abundant in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, contributing to the structure and composition of many rock types. Along with quartz, other common rock-forming minerals include feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene, olivine, calcite, and garnet.
What is calsite?
The correct spelling is calcite. The carbonate mineral, calcite, is colorless, yellow, or white. As one of the most common and soft minerals in the world, it can be found in cave deposits and sedimentary rock masses.
What test could you perform to tell a quartzite rock from a marble rock?
One would be a scratch test. The quartzite is much harder than the marble. Another test would be the use of dilute hydrochloric acid, which will cause decomposition of the calcite minerals forming the marble.
What properties can help us tell one rock from another?
minerals
Why are the minerals considered to be the building blocks of rocks?
By definition, rocks are composed of minerals. There is not a single rock that is not composed entirely of minerals. Rocks and minerals are essentially one in the same thing. However, not all rocks are made of just one mineral. The vast majority of rocks contain many different minerals. For example granite, a very common rock, consists of the minerals Quarts, Feldspar, Mica and Hornblende. Limestone, another common rock, consists of the minerals Calcite and Argonite. Marble, a derivative of Limestone, and a nonfoliated metamorphic rock, consists primarily of the minerals Calcite and Dolomite, and sometimes even a bit of Graphite, Iron Oxide, Garnet and Magnetite.
What type of weathering occurs when reactions dissolve the minerals in rock?
Chemical weathering occurs when reactions dissolve the minerals in rocks. This process occurs when minerals in the rock react with water, air, or other substances to break down the rock. One common example of this is the weathering of limestone through the dissolution of calcite by carbonic acid in rainwater.
What rock is composed by mineral calcite?
Gabro is made of calcite and sometimes seashells. sorry if this is not right but i only went on to get the answer.!.
What Minerals that contain an element combined with oxygen?
The class of minerals called carbonates contain carbon and oxygen. One of the most common carbonate minerals is calcium carbonate, commonly called calcite.
Can calcite scratch other minerals if so which one?
No.because calcite is softer then feldspar
What holds the grains of rocks together in rocks?
Minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and calcite act as a binding agent to hold the grains of rocks together. These minerals form crystalline structures that interlock with one another, creating a cohesive rock matrix. Cementing agents like silica, calcite, or iron oxide can also fill in the spaces between mineral grains and act as a glue to bind the rock particles together.
How do you identify the property of a mineral but what does it mean where we say calcite has a hardness?
We use Mohs scale of mineral hardness to access the hardness of minerals, which calcite is one example.
