CARBONATE MINERALS
SELECTION OF METHODS FOR SEPARATING OF CARBONATE MINERALS
Anhydrous carbonates
Calcite group: Trigonal
Calcite CaCO3
Gaspeite (Ni,Mg,Fe2+)CO3
Magnesite MgCO3
Otavite CdCO3
Rhodochrosite MnCO3
Siderite FeCO3
Smithsonite ZnCO3
Spherocobaltite CoCO3
Aragonite group: Orthorhombic
Aragonite CaCO3
Cerussite PbCO3
Strontianite SrCO3
Witherite BaCO3
Rutherfordine UO2CO3
Natrite Na2CO
Anhydrous carbonates with compound formulas
Dolomite group: Trigonal
Ankerite CaFe(CO3)2
Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Huntite Mg3Ca(CO3)4
Minrecordite CaZn(CO3)2
Barytocite BaCa(CO3)2
Carbonates with hydroxyl or halogen
Carbonate with hydroxide: Monoclinic
Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hydrocerussite Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite Cu2CO3(OH)2
Rosasite (Cu,Zn)2CO3(OH)2
Phosgenite Pb2(CO3)Cl2
Hydrozincite Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrated carbonates
Hydromagnesite Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2.4H2O
Ikaite CaCO3·6(H2O)
Lansfordite MgCO3·5(H2O)
Monohydrocalcite CaCO3·H2O
Natron Na2CO3·10(H2O)
Zellerite Ca(UO2)(CO3)2·5(H2O)
The carbonate class in both the Dana and the Strunz classification systems include the nitrate.
During the processing of minerals containing carbonates, plants use the following types of separation:
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonate_minerals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonate_rock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral