Quiz 2 STUDY Flashcards

1
Q

Calcite

carbonate

A

CaCO3
soft; white
ig, sed, meta

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2
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Dolomite

carbonate

A
CaMg(CO3)2
soft;  white
shell fragment look; grouped; tan
sed; limestones, dolomites
meta; high T meta, low T hydroT veins
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3
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Azurite

carbonate

A
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
soft; light blue
dull, uneven 
bright blue color
sed; meta; secondary min in oxidation zone of Cu deposits
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4
Q

Siderite

carbonate

A
FeCO3
soft; white/brown
vitreous to dull; brown
uneven
ig, sed, meta; sed beds, med to low T hydroT, peg
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5
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Malachite

carbonate

A
Cu2CO3(OH)2
soft; light green
dull, bright green
uneven
sed, meta; secondary min in oxidation zone of Cu deposits
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6
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Rhodochrosite

carbonate

A
MnCO3
soft; white
vitreous; pink
uneven
ig, sed, meta; hydroT veins associated with sulfides; peg
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7
Q

Gypsum

A
CaSO x 2H2O
soft; white
long crystals
uneven
colorless, brown, grey
dull to vitreous
sed; deposits, clay; ig; traprock
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8
Q

Anhydrite

A
CaSO4
soft; white
dull to vitreous
uneven
white/grey
sed; rock layers, salt domes; ig traprock
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9
Q

Celestite

A
SrSO4
soft
larger crystals
light blue/colorless
sed; limestone
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10
Q

Barite

A
BaSO4
soft; white
vitreous
heavy
uneven
white/orange
sed, meta
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11
Q

Forsterite

olivine group

A
Mg2SiO4
hard
uneven; small crystals
vitreous
green
ig; mafic to ultramafic
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12
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Pyrope

garnet group

A
Mg3Al2Si3O12
vitreous
clear cs
dark red
ig; intrusive, meta; high P rocks
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13
Q

Grossular

garnet group

A
Ca3Al2Si3O12
larger crystals
hard
good cs
vitreous
pink, green
meta; contact, skarns
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14
Q

Zircon

A
ZrSiO4
hard
med to large crystals
vitreous
uneven
grey/clear/light purple/brown
ig; granite peg, meta; high grade
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15
Q

Andalusite

Al silicate group

A

Al2SiO5
cross section crosses
brown with tannish white, yellowish brown
ig; granite peg, sed; alluvial deposits, meta; hydroT replacement deposits

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16
Q

Kyanite

Al silicate group

A
Al2SiO5
splintery
elongated; diff directions
vitreous
light blue to darker
ig; granite peg, meta; schists/gneisses
17
Q

Sillimanite

Al silicate group

A
Al2SiO5
splinteryish; fibrous
slightly vitreous, grainy
uneven
grey/brown/black
meta; schists/gneisses
18
Q

Staurolite

A
Fe2Al9Si4O22(OH)2
perpendicular crosses
hard
dull, uneven
brown/black
meta; schists/gneisses
19
Q

Sphene (titanite)

A
CaTiSiO5
vitreous
can scratch glass
some conchoidal
brown; kind of translucent 
ig; peg, sed, meta; skarns, contact
20
Q

Topaz

A
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
hard
vitreous
good cs
light brown, transparent
ig; granite peg
21
Q

Fayalite

olivine group

A
Fe++2SiO4
hard
uneven; small crystals
vitreous
green
ig; mafic to ultramafic
22
Q

Almandine

garnet group

A
Fe3Al2Si3O12
hard
vitreous
conchoidal
dark red, brownish parts
ig; peg, sed; alluvial fans, meta; contact