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Meigen's reaction
A test to distinguish calcite from aragonite. After boiling for 20 min in a cobalt nitrate solution, aragonite becomes lilac, the color showing in thin section, while calcite and dolomite become pale blue, the color not showing in thin section.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Mines
- Catégorie : Exploitation minière; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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(Milwaukee, United States)