Calcite

Calcite and halite are mineralogical names. The key difference between calcite and halite is that the calcite is the mineral form of calcium carbonate...

While Calcite is calcium carbonate, Quartz is silicon dioxide. ... While calcite has a luster that is vitreous to resinous to dull, quartz has a glass...

Both have the same hardness (H = 3), the same rhombohedral cleavage, and are found in identical geologic settings. The best way to tell one from the o...

Quartz and calcite have many things in common but they also have many differences between them. While Calcite is calcium carbonate, Quartz is silicon ...