Matter
- Name
- Calcite powder (inf 100 µm)
- Family
- mineral
- Comments
- probably very pure powder and mineral (no Fe, little Mg ?) as witnessed by VNIR spectra, but not yet DRX or elemental analysis performed.
- Database
- Experimentalists
- Level
- from laboratory repository
- Origins
- natural terrestrial
- Provider
- Pr. Pierre Beck (IPAG - Univ. Grenoble Alpes)
- Local reference code
- Calcite_powder-inf100_PB
- Body name
- Earth
- Terrain type
- mineral surface
- Place
- unknown
- Preparation
- crushed and sieved
- Method
- raw piece crushed in an agate mortar and sieved with 100 µm mesh
- Storage condition
- room conditions
- Phase type
- solid
- Component type (group)
- mineral (carbonate sediment)
- Shape
- powder
- Texture
- loose fine grained
- Type of porosity
- open pores
- Texture
- compact
- Grain sizes
-
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape #1 100.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 unknown - Size method
- sieving with 100µm mesh
- Title
- crushing to powder and sieving to 100 µm]
- Matter
- Calcite powder (inf 100 µm) (this matter)
- Processing steps
-
Step Date Type Process Changes #1 2021-03-05 mechanical raw piece of calcite crushed in an agate mortar raw powder #2 2021-03-05 mechanical raw powder sieved with 100 µm mesh powder with grain size <100 µm