Calcite

Applications    :    As a filler in rubber, plastic, linoleum paper in paper coating, canvas white, shoe dressings, white ware, sealant, making of cement, as a flux in smelting metallic ores or alloys, as a fertilizer glass manufacturing, ceramics-glazes and enamels, cattle feed etc. 

Commodity 

Calcite

Chemical Composition 

Natural Calcium Carbonate

Chemical Formula

CaCO3

Hardness

3

Colour

White

Specifications

Contents

Super

Premium

Excel

Calcium Oxide CaO

56.47

56.19

55.85

Calcium Ca

40.36

40.16

39.91

Magnesium Oxide MgO

Traces

Traces

Traces

Silica SiO2

00.30

00.52

01.38

Aluminium Al2O3

00.05

00.05

00.08

Ferric Oxide Fe2O3

00.04

00.04

00.06

Titanium Dioxide TiO2

Nil

Nil

Nil

Maganous Oxide MnO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pottasium Oxide K2O

00.006

00.006

00.006

Phosphorous Pentoxite P2O5

00.007

00.009

00.011

Phosphorous P

00.003

00.004

00.005

SulphurTrioxide So3

00.012

00.02

00.03

Loss on Ignition L.O.I.

43.38

43.12

42.44

Loss on Drying @ 105.C

00.08

00.10

00.10

Chloride Cl

00.02

00.02

00.02

Sulphates SO4

00.017

00.021

00.04

Alkali Water Solution

00.02

00.02

00.12

Heavy Metals Pb

Nil

Nil

Nil

Arsenic As

Nil

Nil

Nil

Carbon-di-oxide CO2

43.30

43.02

42.34

Insoluble in water & alcohol

99.90

99.96

99.91

Aluminium, Iron Phosphate and matter insoluble in hydrochloric acid

00.43

00.73

01.91

Barium Ba

Nil

Nil

Nil

Petroleum Ether extract

00.36

00.09

0.04

Loss on Ignition @ 900C (after 30 minutes )

42.87

42.71

42.60

Oil Absorpton

21.17

21.23

21.33

Calcium Carbonate (on as such basis) CaCO3

98.14

97.84

96.29

Calcium Carbonate ( on dry basis)  CaCO3

98.67

97.94

96.38

Specific gravity

02.60

02.71

02.80

pH ( of 10 % soluble)

08.40

08.35

08.40

Bulk Density

gm/ml

gm/ml

gm/ml

 

 
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