Limestone: Mineral information, data and localiti
Know MoreA sedimentary rock composed dominantly of calcium carbonate i A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly (more than 50% by weight or by areal percentages under the microscope) of calcium carbonate, primarily in the form of the mineral calcite, and with or without magnesium carbonate; specifically a carbonate sedimentary rock containing more than 95% calcite and less than 5% dolomite...
Physical Properties used in Mineral Identification
Know MorePhysical Properties used in Mineral Identification 1 Color—wavelength of light reflected from the sample to , Rupture—the way a mineral breaks a Cleavage—breakage along planes of weak bonding is all examples of the mineral Examples: 1 direction , Limestone, crystalline Limestone, fine grained (micrite) Limestone, fossiliferous...