Carbonate Mineral Calcite
name: label: Discipline
content: Mineral Sciences
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Colorless translucent rhomboid crystal. Calcium carbonate mineral that is often a key component in shelld organisms (mollusks, coral, gastropods). Like quartz, calcite is often colorless and translucent. A common way to identify calcite is introducing a sample to hydrochloric acid which creates a strong fizzing reaction. Calcite is also the main mineral in limestone, a common building material.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Nov 2023
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Carbonate Mineral Calcite
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO41028
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections