How is Dolomite bonded?

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How is Dolomite bonded?

I understand that it has alternate layers of ionic bonding: that is MgCO3 and CaCo3 but what keeps the layers held together?

2007-02-24 15:39:36 · 2 answers · asked by Gideon 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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The carbon and two oxygens are held together by covalent bonding. The other oxygen and the alternating magnesium or calcium are held together by ionic bonding. It is wrong to think of minerals as discrete molecules, for there is a lot of bonding going on between the oxygen molecules and the magnesium or calcium molecules. This would be due to ionic bonding, or even other types of bonds such as van der waal bonding or metallic bonding.

2007-02-25 08:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Manganese (Mn)

2007-02-25 12:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋