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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Carbon, Calcite, Alabaster, Natron, Dolomite, Strontianite, Ikaite, Azurite, Bastnasite, Caliche, Lake Zabuye, Clearcreekite, Malachite, Rhodochrosite, Kutnohorite, Iceland spar, Thaumasite, Aragonite, Quintinite, Canavesite, Cerussite, Barbertonite, Nyerereite, Smithsonite, Magnesite, Hydromagnesite, Coral calcium, Siderite, Kambaldaite, Phosgenite, Witherite, Monohydrocalcite, Gaspeite, Weloganite, Trona, Spurrite, Hanksite, Hellyerite, Ankerite, Aurichalcite, Kainosite-(Y), Otwayite, Nahcolite, Vaterite, Rutherfordine, Mckelveyite, Dundasite, Hydrotalcite, Bismutite, Andersonite, Kegelite, Parisite, Cancrinite, Zaratite, Artinite, Leadhillite, Stichtite, Gaylussite, Dawsonite, Rosasite, Afghanite, Thomasclarkite, Shortite, Zabuyelite, Barytocalcite, Sphaerocobaltite, Hydrozincite, Schrockingerite, Carbonate rock, Barstowite, Alstonite, Northupite, Aerinite, Pelagosite, Manganoan calcite, Sabinaite, Huntite, Wyartite, Kukharenkoite-(Ce), Carletonite, Otavite, Ancylite, Lanthanite, Zaccagnaite, Thermonatrite, Lansfordite, Adamsite-(Y), Albrechtschraufite, Kampfite, Spherocobaltite. Excerpt: Carbon (; from Latin: , "coal") is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent-making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with C and C being stable, while C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity. There are several allotropes of carbon of which the best known are graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon. The physical properties of carbon vary widely with the allotropic form. For example, diamond is highly transparent, while graphite is opaque and black. Diamond is among the hardest materials...
