Jorge Otero

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Can anyone identify this type of calcite crystal?

This is a SEM image taken after 7 days of carbonation of nanolime at 60-80%RH. Those crystals were found as pure calcite by XRD, which were fully oriented to {104}. Can anyone with experience on...

06 June 2018 3,211 28 View

Calcite can have different forms (scalenohedral, rhombohedral, etc), do they have different properties (e.g. better resistance in a stone)?

Hi, does anyone know the influence of the crystal habit in the stone's resistance? for instance, if the calcite shows rhombohedral form, is this more stable and resistant (to break) than if it has...

09 September 2017 513 0 View