Calcite

Physical Properties

Color white
Form/Habit tabular (rhombohedral)
Lusture vitreous
Streak white
Hardness 3
Cleavage perfect 3 sets rhombohedral
Fracture conchoidal
Specific Gravity 2.71 (low)
Chemical Composition CaCO3
Crystal System hexagonal (rhombohedral)
Diagnostic Properties rhombohedral form, hardness of 3, perfect 3 sets rhombohedral cleavage, conchoidal fractures

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