Calcite TrigonalCaCO3Silicate minerals represent more than 90% of the Earth’s crust, producing the common rock-forming minerals of many igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. …
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1014· Calcite Properties. Calcite Mohs Scale Hardness: 3: Specific Gravity: 2.71: Calcite Streak: White: Fracture: Sub-Conchoidal: Calcite Luster: Vitreous to pearly to dull:
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