DOLOMITE
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Luster: Nonmetallic |
Lab Book Description: |
Hardness: 3.5 to 4 |
Color white, gray, creme, or pink; Usually opaque; Cleavage excellent in 3 directions; Breaks into rhombohedrons; Resembles calcite, but effervesces in dilute HCl only if powdered; SG = 2.8 to 2.9 |
Streak: White |
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Appears on these flash cards: crystal form; rhombic or rhombohedral cleavage; effervesces in dilute HCl if powdered
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