Both calcite and quartz can be found as clear crystals what tests can be used to correctly identify them? You can use the hardness of the mineral to differentiate quartz from calcite. Edit
Jurassic period. The Jurassic began after the mass extinction event that ended the Triassic. Life, however, was quick to recover from this blow and the Jurassic eventually became host to the most diverse range of organisms that Earth had yet seen.Amongst them were the first birds and some of the dinosaurs.urassic period. The Jurassic began after the mass extinction event that ended the Triassic. Life, however, was quick to recover from this blow and the Jurassic eventually became host to the most diverse range of organisms that Earth had yet seen. Amongst them were the first birds and some of the dinosaurs.
Also during this time, we find the first fossils of many insect groups, modern mammal and bird groups, and the first flowering plants. The breakup of the world-continent Pangea, which began to disperse during the Jurassic, continued.