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Calcite's cleavage is a perfectional, 4 directional rhombohedron shape.
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What will fizz when placed on a calcite mineral?
Acid will fizz when placed on a calcite mineral
Is the cleavage for a mineral is always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
The way a mineral splits is called?
CLEAVAGE
What is calcite?
Calcite is a carbonate mineral with the chemical formula CaCO3, which is a major rock forming mineral, particularly of limestone.
Is calcite a mineral and why?
By definition, a mineral must have a definite crystalline structure. Calcite has this. Glass is amorphous, meaning it does not have such a structure.
Rhombohedral cleavage is displayed by the mineral named?
Calcite.
What is the mineral that is softer than calcite has a metallic luster and has cubic cleavage?
Galena
Which mineral had 4 directions of cleavage?
I think Calcite. Calcite is 3 on the hardness scale and sometimes you can break it into cubes. The difference between Calcite and Quartz is that Calcite is a milky white.
What mineral has a hardness of 2.5-3?
Calcite is a mineral that is white or colorless and has a hardness of 2.5 and splits with cubic cleavage.
An unidentified mineral that is softer than calcite that exhibits a metallic luster and cubic cleavage?
Galena.
A mineral that splits along a flat surface in 3 directions is?
Calcite exhibits cleavage in three directions.
What are two minerals with cleavage?
Halite and Calcite. Halite has what is known as cubiccleavage, where there is cleavage in three directions at 90 degree angles. Calcite has what is known as rhombohedral cleavage, where there is cleavage in three directions but at 120 and 60 degree angles.
Does calcite break in cleavage or fracture?
maybe, maybe not who knows not me...2. you shouldn't ask a 12 year old...3. ask a professional.
The mineral calcite contains calcium carbon and oxygen Calcite is an example of an?
Calcite is an example of a carbonate mineral.
How can tell when minerals is calcite or halite?
Halite will be easily soluble in water, calcite won't. Calcite has excellent rhombohedral cleavage, halite has excellent cubic cleavage. Halite will taste salty, calcite won't.
Is a calcite a sulfate mineral?
No. Calcite is a carbonate mineral.
What is the difference between a quartz and calcite minerals?
The major differences between quartz and calcite are hardness and cleavage. Quartz is about twice as hard as calcite. Quartz has little or at least very seldom any sort of obvious cleavage, whereas calcite has excellent and very obvious rhombohedral cleavage.
