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STAINING TEST

A. SilicaB.

a. Sodium Cobaltinitrite and

Amaranth Testi. K Feldspar (yellow)

ii. Plaioclase (pin!"red)iii. #uart$ (no color

chane)C.

a. %emateine Stainin (&rain

'ounts)i. Feldspar (purplebluish

stain).*.

F. Calcite and Araonite

&.a. 'eien Test

i. Calcite (no color

chane)ii. Araonite (purple)

%.a. Feil Test

i. Calcite+ olomite+

,itherite (no

color chane)ii. Araonite (blac!)

-.

.K. Calcite and olomite/.

a. Ali$arin 0ed Testi. Calcite (red brown)ii. olomite (no color

chane)'.

a. 0amsden Testi. Calcite (pin! topale

yellow)

ii. olomite (no colorchane)

iii. olomitic /imestone

(1ery little colorin)2.

a. Fairban!s Testi. Calcite (dar! purple)ii. olomite (no color

chane)3.

a. 'ann Testi. Calcite (purple)ii. olomite (blue)

P.#.

a. Friedman Testi. olomite (pin!+ red+ lilac)

0.a. /ember Test

i. Calcite (purple)ii. olomite (no color then

pale blue)S.

a. /ember %ydro4ide Testi. Calcite (pale brown then

blac!)ii. olomite (liht reen)

T.a. Sil1er Chromate Test

i. Calcite"Araonite (red

brown)ii. olomite"'anesite

(no color chane)5.

a. Copper 2itrate Testi. Calcite (reen" bluish

reen)ii. olomite (no color

chane)6.

a. Trypan Blue Testi. Calcite (dar! blue)ii. olomite (pale blue)

,.a. %arris %emato4illin Test

i. Calcite (lilac)ii. olomite (no color

chane)7.

a. Potassium Ferricyanide Testi. Ferrodolomite"

8errocalcite (blue)9.

a. Ali$arin 0ed and Potassium

Ferricyanide Composite Testi. Calcite (red to 1ery pale

pin!)ii. olomite (no color

chane)

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iii. Ferrocalcite (lilac to

scarlet)i1. Ferrodolomite (pale blue)1. An!erite (dar! blue)

:.AA.AB.

AC.A.

A*. 'anesite and SmithsoniteAF.

a. 'aneson Testi. 'anesite (blue to dar!

blue+ stable)ii. Smithsonite (sliht blue+

will disappear)A&.

a. Tropaeolin ;; Testi. 'anesite (no color

chane)ii. Smithsonite (yellow)

A%.A-.

A. 3ther Stainin TestAK.

a. 0hodi$onic Acid Testi. Calcite (no color chane)ii. ,itherite (orane and

red)

A/.a. Kirchber Test

i. An!erite (ray blac!)A'.

a. %ydroen Pero4ide Potassium

%ydro4ide Testi. An!erite (orane)

ii. olomite (no colorchane)

iii. Siderite (brown)A2.

a. Ben$idine Testi. 0hodochrosite (blue)ii. olomite (no color

chane)A3.

a. Ali$arin 0ed s (w"