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CALCITE PROPERTIES:
Calcite
is often the primary constituent of the shells of marine organisms,
e.g., plankton (such as coccoliths and planktic foraminifera), the hard
parts of red algae, some sponges, brachiopods, echinoderms, some
serpulids, most bryozoa, and parts of the shells of some bivalves (such
as oysters and rudists). Calcite is a common constituent of sedimentary
rocks, limestone in particular, much of which is formed from the shells
of dead marine organisms. Approximately 10% of sedimentary rock is
limestone. Calcite is also the primary mineral in metamorphic marble. It
also occurs as a vein mineral in deposits from hot springs, and it
occurs in caverns as stalactites and stalagmites. Calcite may also be
found in volcanic or mantle-derived rocks such as carbonatites,
kimberlites, or rarely in peridotites. High-grade optical calcite was
used in World War II for gun sights, specifically in bomb sights and
anti-aircraft weaponry. Also, experiments have been conducted to use
calcite for a cloak of invisibility. Microbiologically precipitated
calcite has a wide range of applications, such as soil remediation, soil
stabilization and concrete repair.
Category - Carbonate mineral.
Formula - CaCO3.
Color - Colorless or white, also gray, yellow, green,
Crystal habit - Crystalline, granular, stalactitic, concretionary, massive, rhombohedral.
Crystal system - Trigonal hexagonal scalenohedral.
Twinning - Common by four twin laws.
Cleavage - Perfect on three directions.
Fracture - Conchoidal.
Tenacity - Brittle.
Hardness - 3 (defining mineral).
Luster - Vitreous to pearly on cleavage surfaces.
Streak - White.
Specific gravity - 2.71.
Other characteristics - May fluoresce red, blue, yellow, and other colors under either SW and LW UV; phosphorescent.
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