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Lab Quiz Systematic Mineralogy 1 Flashcards

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What is the O Anion Mineral Class?

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Oxides

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What is the OH Anion Mineral Class?

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Hydroxides

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What is the Cl,Br,F Anion Mineral Class?

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Halides

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What is the S Anion Mineral Class?

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Sulfides

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What is the As Anion Mineral Class?

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Arsenides

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What is the Sb Anion Mineral Class?

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Antimonides

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What is the Se Anion Mineral Class?

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Selenides

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What is the Te Anion Mineral Class?

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Tellurides

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What is the CO3 Anion Mineral Class?

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Carbonates

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What is the NO3 Anion Mineral Class?

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Nitrates

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What is the BO3, BO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Borates

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What is the CrO3 Anion Mineral Class?

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Chromates

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What is the WO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Tungstates

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What is the MoO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Molybdates

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What is the PO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Phosphates

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What is the AsO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Arsenates

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What is the VO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Vanadates

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What is the SiO4 Anion Mineral Class?

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Silicates

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What colour does Fluorite fluoresce?

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no fluorescence, only reflects the UV light.

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What colour does Scheelite fluoresce?

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white, slightly blue

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What colour does Apatite fluoresce?

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deep velvety purple

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What are some ore minerals?

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Bornite (Cu)
Galena (Pb)
Molybdenite (Mo)
Sphalerite (Zn)
Cinnabar (Hg)
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What are some minerals with direct industrial uses?

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Halite
Graphite
Copper
Sylvite

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What are some precious minerals?

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Gold
Fluorite
Apatite

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What are some hazardous minerals?
Galena and Cinnabar
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Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) lustre: vitreous to sub-resinous hardness: 5 crystal system: hexagonal
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Copper
Cu lustre: metallic (earthy dull when oxidized) colour: copper specific gravity: 8.93 (pretty heavy)
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Sulfur
S lustre: resinous, vitreous colour: lemons drop yellow hardness: 1.5-2.5
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Graphite
C lustre: sub-metallic streak: dark-grey-black hardness: 1-2
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Gold
``` Au colour: gold streak: shiny yellow hardness: 2.5 - 3 specific gravity: 15.3 - 19.3 (very heavy) ```
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Bornite
Cu5FeS4 lustre: sub-metallic colour: dark grey, iridescent blue, pink, turqoise hardness: 3
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Galena
PbS colour: dark-grey-purple, irridescent-blue-silver hardness: 2.5 specific gravity: 7.2-7.6 cleavage: cubic
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Sphalerite
(Zn, Fe)S streak: yellow-orangey brown internal reflection (fiery) endless perfect cleavage in 6-D striations on surface
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Cinnabar
HgS It has mercury, neurotoxin, will be in a bag
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Molybdenite
MoS2 colour: black, lead-silver gray streak: blue-gray cleavage: perfect 1-D habitat: tabular, platey
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isometric
a1=a2=a3 | all angles 90
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tetragonal
a=b not= c | all angles 90
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hexagonal
a1=a2=a3not=c all angles a to c = 90 angles between a's 60
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orthorombic
a not= b not= c | all angles 90
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monoclinic
a not= b not= c angle between a&b and b&c = 90 between c&a > 90
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Triclinic
a not= b not= c | all angles not= 90
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metallic
looks shiny like metals
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adamantine
'twinkly' like diamond
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vitreous
bright and glassy
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resinous
like resin or waxy
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pearly
whitish iridescence like pearl
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greasy
as f surface were covered by film of oil
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silky
shine of fine fibrous aggregate similar to silk
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earthy or dull
like the surface of unglazed pottery
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 1
Talc
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 2
Gypsum
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 2.5
fingernail
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 3
Calcite
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 3.5
copper plate
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 4
fluorite
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 5
apatite or steel nail
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 5.5
window glass
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 6
orthoclase
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 7
quartz
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 7.5
streak plate (porcelain)
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 8
topaz
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 9
corundum or tungsten carbide scribe
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Mohs Scale of Hardness: 10
diamond
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What wre the different types of fracture?
conchoidal, uneven, hagly, splintery
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Fluorite
CaF2 hardness: 4 cleavage: prefect, 4 octahedral
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Halite
NaCl lustre: dull-vitreous (frosted glass) streak: white hardness: 2.5 - 3 cleavage: perfect cubic, 3-D
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Sylvite
KCl colour: slamon pink orange lustre: resinous
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Scheelite
CaWO4 streak: white hardness: 4 - 4.5 fluorescence: yes, white blue

EOSC 220: Introductory Mineralogy (4 decks)

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