Difference between revisions of "Black calcite"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A naturally occurring black-color [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcite calcite] ore.  The dark color of black calcite is used to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=manganese%20oxide manganese oxide] impurities.  Black calcite ore also contains silver deposits for which it is mined (Brady 1971).  It is not the same as black chalk.
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A naturally occurring black-color [[calcite]] ore.  The dark color of black calcite is used to [[manganese oxide]] impurities.  Black calcite ore also contains silver deposits for which it is mined (Brady 1971).  It is not the same as black chalk.
  
 
== Additional Information ==
 
== Additional Information ==

Revision as of 13:37, 8 January 2014

Description

A naturally occurring black-color Calcite ore. The dark color of black calcite is used to Manganese oxide impurities. Black calcite ore also contains silver deposits for which it is mined (Brady 1971). It is not the same as black chalk.

Additional Information

G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 131

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