Carbonates (infos)

Question 1

How Carbonates form

Answer 1

1. forms when super saturated ca and (co3)
2. forced to crystallize and precipitate out in a solution

Question 2

Calcite group crystal system

Answer 2

trigonal

Question 3

calcite alias

Answer 3

iceland spar

Question 4

calcite distinguishing feature

Answer 4

3 perfect cleavage and double refraction

Question 5

A variety of calcite consisting of
scalenohedral crystals
resembling a dog’s canine teeth.

Answer 5

dog tooth spar

Question 6

A fibrous variety of calcite
which, when struck, emits an
odor like that of truffles.

Answer 6

tartuffite

Question 7

An optically clear form of calcite

Answer 7

iceland spar

Question 8

Gaspeite distinguishing feature

Answer 8

light green, effervescence

Question 9

Magnesite distinguishing feature

Answer 9

rhombohedral clevage

Question 10

Colloidal gel form of
Magnesite

Answer 10

gelmagnesite

Question 11

otavite distinguishing feature

Answer 11

rhombohedral cleavage

Question 12

rhodochrosite alias

Answer 12

inca rose

Question 13

Yellowish brown to gray banded
ferro-zinciferous variety of
rhodochrosite.

Answer 13

capillitite

Question 14

A ferroan (iron-bearing)
variety of Rhodochrosite.

Answer 14

Ponite

Question 15

Alias of siderite

Answer 15

Clay iron stone

Question 16

Obsolete name for a Mg-bearing
variety of siderite

Answer 16

Pistomesite

Question 17

A fibrous variety of siderite

Answer 17

wood iron

Question 18

A fine grained, concretionary variety
of siderite

Answer 18

pelosiderite

Question 19

Smithsonite alias

Answer 19

zinc spar

Question 20

A variety of massive or
botryoidal smithsonite with a
dull, dry, porous appearance.

Answer 20

dry bone ore

Question 21

A Cu-bearing variety of
smithsonite

Answer 21

herrerite

Question 22

Dolomite distinguishing feature

Answer 22

Saddle-shaped curved crystal aggregates

Question 23

Dolomite alias

Answer 23

pearl spar

Question 24

Dark or black iron rich dolomite

Answer 24

Teruelite

Question 25

A ferroan variety of Dolomite

Answer 25

brossite

Question 26

distinguishing feature of ankerite

Answer 26

brown

Question 27

Ankerite alias

Answer 27

brown spar

Question 28

Greyish-white variety of ankernite.

Answer 28

taukin

Question 29

distinguishing feature of kutnohorite

Answer 29

pink or light brown

Question 30

minrecordite distinguishing feature

Answer 30

Rhombohedral crystals saddle-shaped

Question 31

Orthorhombic carbonates

Answer 31

aragonite group

Question 32

Aragonite distinguishing feature

Answer 32

Clear specimens display visible double refraction.

Question 33

Aragonite alias

Answer 33

arragon spar

Question 34

made of the fossilized shells of ammonites, which in turn are composed primarily of aragonite

Answer 34

ammolite

Question 35

A helictitic, sometimes coral-like variety of aragonite.

Answer 35

flos ferri

Question 36

Lead spar

Answer 36

cerussite

Question 37

Cerussite distinguishing feature

Answer 37

fluorescent

Question 38

STRONTIANITE alias

Answer 38

strontian spar

Question 39

strontianite distinguishing feature

Answer 39

thermoluminesce

Question 40

Withrite alias

Answer 40

barolite

Question 41

Azurite crystal system

Answer 41

monoclinic

Question 42

azurite distinguishing feature

Answer 42

deep blue color

Question 43

azurite alias

Answer 43

chessylite

Question 44

malachite distinguishing feature

Answer 44

acicular prismatic

Question 45

malachite alias

Answer 45

atlas ore

Question 46

gaylussite alias

Answer 46

soda lakes

Question 47

gaylussite crystal system

Answer 47

monoclinic

Question 48

natrite alias

Answer 48

sodium carbonate

Question 49

natrite alias

Answer 49

alkaline massifs