Calcite

= Calcite!!! =



General Calcite Information
 * Chemical formula: CaCO3

__Calcium__ 40.04% Ca 56.03% CaO __Carbon__ 12.00% C 43.94% CO2 __Oxygen__ 47.96% O
 * Composition: Molecular Weight= 110.09 gm


 * Environment: Found in sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks.


 * ==== Magnetism: No magnetism ====

Physical Properties of Calcite >
 * Cleavage: The minerals ability to break in even planes, it is cleavage not fracture.
 * Color: Calcite is colorless when it is pure, but when it is not pure it can be any color.
 * Density: 2.71
 * Hardness: 3- Calcite
 * Luminesence: Fluorsecent
 * Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)


 * Streak: White