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Carbonates (infos) Flashcards

1
Q

How Carbonates form

A
  1. forms when super saturated ca and (co3)
  2. forced to crystallize and precipitate out in a solution
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2
Q

Calcite group crystal system

A

trigonal

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3
Q

calcite alias

A

iceland spar

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4
Q

calcite distinguishing feature

A

3 perfect cleavage and double refraction

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5
Q

A variety of calcite consisting of
scalenohedral crystals
resembling a dog’s canine teeth.

A

dog tooth spar

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6
Q

A fibrous variety of calcite
which, when struck, emits an
odor like that of truffles.

A

tartuffite

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7
Q

An optically clear form of calcite

A

iceland spar

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8
Q

Gaspeite distinguishing feature

A

light green, effervescence

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9
Q

Magnesite distinguishing feature

A

rhombohedral clevage

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10
Q

Colloidal gel form of
Magnesite

A

gelmagnesite

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11
Q

otavite distinguishing feature

A

rhombohedral cleavage

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12
Q

rhodochrosite alias

A

inca rose

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13
Q

Yellowish brown to gray banded
ferro-zinciferous variety of
rhodochrosite.

A

capillitite

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14
Q

A ferroan (iron-bearing)
variety of Rhodochrosite.

A

Ponite

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15
Q

Alias of siderite

A

Clay iron stone

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16
Q

Obsolete name for a Mg-bearing
variety of siderite

A

Pistomesite

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17
Q

A fibrous variety of siderite

A

wood iron

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18
Q

A fine grained, concretionary variety
of siderite

A

pelosiderite

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19
Q

Smithsonite alias

A

zinc spar

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20
Q

A variety of massive or
botryoidal smithsonite with a
dull, dry, porous appearance.

A

dry bone ore

21
Q

A Cu-bearing variety of
smithsonite

22
Q

Dolomite distinguishing feature

A

Saddle-shaped curved crystal aggregates

23
Q

Dolomite alias

A

pearl spar

24
Q

Dark or black iron rich dolomite

25
Q

A ferroan variety of Dolomite

26
Q

distinguishing feature of ankerite

27
Q

Ankerite alias

A

brown spar

28
Q

Greyish-white variety of ankernite.

29
Q

distinguishing feature of kutnohorite

A

pink or light brown

30
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minrecordite distinguishing feature

A

Rhombohedral crystals saddle-shaped

31
Q

Orthorhombic carbonates

A

aragonite group

32
Q

Aragonite distinguishing feature

A

Clear specimens display visible double refraction.

33
Q

Aragonite alias

A

arragon spar

34
Q

made of the fossilized shells of
ammonites, which in turn are
composed primarily of aragonite

35
Q

A helictitic, sometimes
coral-like variety of
aragonite.

A

flos ferri

36
Q

Lead spar

37
Q

Cerussite distinguishing feature

A

fluorescent

38
Q

STRONTIANITE alias

A

strontian spar

39
Q

strontianite distinguishing feature

A

thermoluminesce

40
Q

Withrite alias

41
Q

Azurite crystal system

A

monoclinic

42
Q

azurite distinguishing feature

A

deep blue color

43
Q

azurite alias

A

chessylite

44
Q

malachite distinguishing feature

A

acicular prismatic

45
Q

malachite alias

46
Q

gaylussite alias

A

soda lakes

47
Q

gaylussite crystal system

A

monoclinic

48
Q

natrite alias

A

sodium carbonate

49
Q

natrite alias

A

alkaline massifs

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