Geology 2 Flashcards

(66 cards)

1
Q

Mineral

A

Naturally Occuring
Inorganic
Soil
Define chemical structure
About 4000 minerals
Quartz Biotite Feldspar

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Rock

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An aggregate of minerals
Granite

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2
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Muscovite (Color)

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White to Colorless

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3
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Horneblende (Color)

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Black

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4
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Augite (Color)

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Black

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5
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Oivine (Color)

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Green

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6
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Rose Quartz (Color)

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Pink, has titanium

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7
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Amethyst Quartz (Color)

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Purple, has iron in it

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8
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Flourite (Color)

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Varies

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9
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Sulfur (Color)

A

Yellow

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10
Q

Hematite (Streak)

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Redish Brown

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11
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Quartz (Streak)

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No Streak

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12
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Metallic Luster

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Galena, Pyrite, Magnetite

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13
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Glassy Luster

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Quartz, Selenite Gypsum

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14
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Earthy - Dull Luster

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Kaolinite, Hematite

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15
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Resinous - Waxy Luster

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Sphalerite, Sulfur

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16
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Silky Luster

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Satin Spar Gypsum

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17
Q

Pearly

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Opal

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18
Q

Hardness

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Talc
Gypsum
Calcite
Flourite
Opalite
Feldspar
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
Diamond

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19
Q

1-2 Hardness

A

If you can scratch it with your nail

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20
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3 Hardness

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if it will NOT scratch a copper penny, if it does scratch move on

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21
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4-5 Hardness

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if a nail scratches it, if the nail doest move on

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22
Q

Greater than 6

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if it scratches glass

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23
Q

Halite Shape

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Cubic

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Galena Shape
Cubic
25
Calcite Shape
Cubic (mombus)
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Garnet Shape
12 sided
27
Cleavage
Ablity to split along certain directions
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1-D
Muskavite and Biotite
29
2-D
Feldspar, augite, horneblende
30
3-D
Calcite, Halite
31
4-D
Flourite and Diamond
32
6-D
Sphalerite
33
Fracture
when a mineral shatters or breask
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Conchoidal
Quartz, Flint, Chert
35
HAckley
Copper
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Spintery
Serpentine, Satin Spar Gypsum
37
Uneven
Horneblende
38
Specific Gravity
Ratio of th emass of an object to the mass of an equal voulme of water
39
Quartz, Feldspark. Calcite and Talc SPECIFIC GRAVITY
less than 3
40
Hematite and MAgneite SP
5
41
Gold SP
19.3
42
Halite Taste
Salty
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Sylvite Taste
Bitter Salt
44
Gold malleable
Easy
45
Talc Feel
Soapy
46
Graphite Feel
Greasy
47
Magnetic
Magnetitie
48
Smell
Smell
49
Optical Properties
Calcite
50
Fizzles in HCL
Calcite
51
Oxygen %
46.6
52
Silicon %
27.7
53
Aluminum %
8.1
54
Iron %
5.0
55
Calcium %
3.6
56
Sodium %
2.8
57
Potassium %
2.6
58
Magneisum %
2.1
59
OTHERS %
1.7
60
Silicates
Quartz Feldspar MiCaS Hornblende Augite Olivine
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Halides
Halite Flourite Slyvite
62
Sulfates
Gypsum Anhydrite Barite
63
Sulfides
Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Chalopyite, Cinnibor
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Qides
Hematite, Magnetite, CorundumNa
65
Native Elements
Gold, Copper, diamonds, sulfur, silver