Calcite

Overview

CaCO3
Fluorescence: yellow, blue and red-green under SW and LW	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	2.71 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Calcite - 3  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown
Streak	white

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	trigonal - hexagonal scalenohedral
Cleavage	perfect
Tenacity	-
Fracture	brittle
Luster	vitreous, glassy

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 14.01.01.01

Class: 14

Group: 14.01

Subgroup: 14.01.01 - calcite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
14.01.01.01	calcite	CaCO3
14.01.01.03	siderite	Fe+2(CO3)
14.01.01.04	rhodochrosite	Mg+2CO3
14.01.01.05	sphaerocobaltite	Co(CO3)
14.01.01.06	smithsonite	ZnCO3
14.01.01.07	otavite	Cd(CO3)
14.01.01.08	gaspeite	(Ni,Mg,Fe+2)CO3

Nickel-Strunz Number : 05.AB.05

Group : 05

Subgroup : AB

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
05.AB.05	calcite	CaCO3
05.AB.05	gaspeite	(Ni,Mg,Fe+2)CO3
05.AB.05	otavite	Cd(CO3)
05.AB.05	rhodochrosite	Mg+2CO3
05.AB.05	siderite	Fe+2(CO3)
05.AB.05	smithsonite	ZnCO3
05.AB.05	sphaerocobaltite	Co(CO3)

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