Calcite (Inventory)/Calcite Coating
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[[File:Sponge.jpg|thumb|Calcite coating on bedrock. The arrow identifies a [[Sponge (Inventory)|sponge]].]] | [[File:Sponge.jpg|thumb|Calcite coating on bedrock. The arrow identifies a [[Sponge (Inventory)|sponge]].]] | ||
| - | A '''calcite coating''' is a thin layer of calcite usually over bedrock or breakdown. It is much thinner than a [[Calcite | + | A '''calcite coating''' is a thin layer of calcite usually over bedrock or breakdown. It is much thinner than a [[Calcite (Inventory)#Calcite Crust|calcite crust]]. |
It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a calcite coating, an aragonite coating, a [[Gypsum Coating (Inventory)|gypsum coating]], and even [[Moonmilk (Inventory)|moonmilk]]. | It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a calcite coating, an aragonite coating, a [[Gypsum Coating (Inventory)|gypsum coating]], and even [[Moonmilk (Inventory)|moonmilk]]. | ||
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===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
| - | *[[Calcite | + | *[[Calcite (Inventory)#Calcite Crust|Calcite Crust]] |
*[[Gypsum Coating (Inventory)|Gypsum Coating]] | *[[Gypsum Coating (Inventory)|Gypsum Coating]] | ||
*[[Moonmilk (Inventory)|Moonmilk]] | *[[Moonmilk (Inventory)|Moonmilk]] | ||
[[Category:Needs references]] | [[Category:Needs references]] | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 19 April 2011
A calcite coating is a thin layer of calcite usually over bedrock or breakdown. It is much thinner than a calcite crust.
It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a calcite coating, an aragonite coating, a gypsum coating, and even moonmilk.
Calcite tends to have square-ish crystals. Gypsum sometimes makes starbursts. Aragonite and moonmilk are both bright white. Aragonite coatings are not an inventory item on the CCNP Cave Inventory Form and should be inventoried as a calcite coating, so there is no need to distinguish between these two.
Sometimes it is difficult to positively differentiate between different coatings in the field without destructive testing.
