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When you drag a piece of calcite across an unglazed porcelain plate itleaves behind a white line. what mineral characteristic does this relate to?
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What will fizz when placed on a calcite mineral?
Acid will fizz when placed on a calcite mineral
How can you tell if one of the minerals in a rock is calcite?
Hydrochloric Acid- Calcite will fizz.
Why does calcite break in smooth flat surface?
calcite has a regular arrangement of atoms.
Is calcite light or dark?
Pure calcite crystal it transparent, but generally defects make it a slightly translucent white color. Powdered calcite is white.
What is the cleavage of the mineral calcite?
Calcite's cleavage is a perfectional, 4 directional rhombohedron shape.
When you drag a piece of calcite across an unglazed porcelain plat it leaves behing a white line?
Streak
What color is porcelain dishes?
Different minerals produce different colour powders (know as the mineral's 'streak') when scratched. For instance, hematite has a red streak, calcite has a white streak and graphite has a black streak. There is also variation within some minerals, depending on impurities. It should be noted that some minerals are too hard to be scratched by porcelain, and will instead powder the porcelain, producing a misleading white streak.
What type of rocks make chalk boards?
The most common material that chalkboards are made out of is porcelain enamel. More information about chalkboards can be found at http://www.answers.com/topic/chalkboard
Mineral made up of a calcium compound and found in marble?
The mineral made up of a calcium compound and commonly found in marble is called calcite. Calcite is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and is often the main component of marble, providing its characteristic white color.
Which group of minerals is streak most useful for?
The colour of the streak left by a mineral is one of the features used to identify it. For instance, haematite leaves a red streak, malachite leaves a light green streak, while quartz, calcite and gypsum all leave a white streak.
Is calcite magnetic?
No, calcite is not magnetic.
The mineral calcite contains calcium carbon and oxygen Calcite is an example of an?
Calcite is an example of a carbonate mineral.
Is calcite metallic or nonmetallic?
Calcite is a compound and therefore cannot be classified as a metal or nonmetal.
How does calcite split apart?
how does calcite split
Is calcite a metal?
No. Calcite is a carbonate mineral.
How calcite split apart?
how does calcite split
What forms calcite.?
Calcite can form limestone
