| Identification | |
| Name: | Calcite (Ca(CO3)) (9CI) |
| Synonyms: | Calcite(8CI);Calcilit 20CL;Calcspar;Calfort U 50;GS 15;IAEA-CO 1;IAEA-CO 8;Iceland spar;JF/LM;MK;MK (mineral);MK 05 Super;MS 80;MS 80 (mineral);Megagreen;Mic Carb 2030;NBS 18;NBS 19;Nofacal Z;Normcal 20;Omyacarb 30;Omyacarb 30AV;Omyacarb 65;Pobezovice;Queensfil 10;Queensfil 25;ST 100;ST100 (mineral);TP 121SA;Uralcarb 5;Uralcarb 7S;VP 1018; |
| CAS: | 13397-26-7 |
| Molecular Formula: | CCaO3 |
| Molecular Weight: | 100.086 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/CH2O3.Ca/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Flash Point: | 169.8°C |
| Boiling Point: | 333.6°Cat760mmHg |
| Density: | g/cm3 |
| Solubility: | ALKALI HYDROXIDE REDUCES ITS SOLUBILITY INSOL IN ALCOHOL SOLUBILITY IN H2O INCR BY AMMONIUM SALT & BY CO2 Practically insol in water; sol in dil acids 0.0013/100 g H20 at 18 deg C /Calcite/ 0.0019/100 g H20 at 18 deg C /Aragonite/ |
| Flash Point: | 169.8°C |
| Color: | White powder Powder or crystals; aragonite: orthorhombic; calcite: hexagonal-rhombohedral |
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