Common Minerals Flashcards

Know your common minerals (40 cards)

1
Q

Fluorite

A

CaF2

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2
Q

Gypsum

A

CaSO4 2 H2O

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3
Q

Anhydrite

A

CaSO4

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4
Q

Chalcopyrite

A

CuFeS2

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5
Q

Dolomite

A

CaMg(CO3)2

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6
Q

Galena

A

PbS

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7
Q

Aragonite

A

CaCO3

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8
Q

Calcite

A

CaCO3

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9
Q

Copper

A

Cu

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10
Q

Sulfur

A

S

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11
Q

Graphite

A

C

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12
Q

Halite

A

NaCl

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13
Q

Pyrite

A

FeS2

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14
Q

Chromite

A

FeCr2O4

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15
Q

Hematite

A

Fe2O3

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16
Q

Corundum

A

Al2O3

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17
Q

Magnetite

18
Q

Sphalerite

19
Q

Rutile

20
Q

Ilmenite

21
Q

Epidote

A

Ca2(Al,Fe)Al2O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)

22
Q

Garnet

23
Q

Sillimanite

24
Q

Andalusite

25
Kyanite
Al2SiO5
26
Olivine
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
27
Talc
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
28
Serpentine
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
29
Chlorite
(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 * (Mg,Fe)3(OH)5
30
Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
31
Biotite
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
32
Quartz
SiO2
33
Plagioclase
(Anorthite) CaAl2Si2O8
34
Alkali
(Feldspar) (K,Na)AlSi3O8
35
Tourmaline
(Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO)3(Si6O18)(OH)4
36
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6
37
Pyroxene
(Diopside)CaMgSi2O6
38
Glaucophane
Na2Mg3Al2Si8O22
39
Tremolite
(Actinolite) Ca2Mg5Si8O22
40
Hornblende
(Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)3Si6(Si,Al)2O22(OH)2