Earth Mat Flashcards - Common steel alloys and Base Metals

Question 1

Antinomy minerals
(S, T, J)

Answer 1

stibnite, tetrahedrite, jamesonite

Question 2

Antinomy occurences

Answer 2

Hydrothermal vein deposits, MVT deposits and Kuroko - type VMS deposits

Question 3

Arsenic minerals`

Answer 3

realgar, orpiment, enargite, arsenopyrite and tennantite

Question 4

Arsenic occurences

Answer 4

Hydrothermal veins in Cu porphyry deposits

Question 5

Bismuth mineral

Answer 5

bismuthinite

Question 6

Bismuth occurence

Answer 6

Byproduct of Wo, Mo and Pb mining in porphyry deposits

Question 7

Cadmium mineral

Answer 7

greenockite; primarily derived from sphalerite

Question 8

Cd occurnce

Answer 8

Byproduct of Zn mining in VMS and MVT - type deposits

Question 9

Germanium occures with what metals
-Zn and Cu
-Co and Ni
-Fe and Ti

Answer 9

Zn and Cu

Question 10

Germanium occurences

Answer 10

Byproduct from MVT deposits and in Cu ore deposits

Question 11

Hafnium can be seen in what minerals; common occurences

Answer 11

Ilmenite and Rutile; Placer Deposits

Question 12

Indium can be seen in what minerals; common occurences

Answer 12

Sphalerite, Cassiterite, Wolframite:
VMS, MVT and hydrothermal veins with Sn, Wo and Zn

Question 13

Minerals containing Li

Answer 13

spodumene, lepidolite and lithiophilite

Question 14

Occurences of spodumene, lepidolite and lithiophilite (Li bearing)

Answer 14

Granite pegmatites and alkali brines from playa basins

Question 15

Mercury occurences

Answer 15

Granite pegmatites and alkali brines from playa basins

Question 16

metal used for over - the - counter stomach remedies

Answer 16

Bismuth (Pepto Bismol)

Question 17

Used for fiberoptics, NVD, catalyst for PET;
leading producer of this metal

Answer 17

Germanium;
USA

Question 18

used for flat panel displays, LCD products

Answer 18

Indium - Tin Oxide

Question 19

Supperalloy used for high temperature turbines;
Also used with Pt as a catalyst for oil refining

Answer 19

Rhenium

Question 20

Radioactive isotope used for cardioavascular imaging, gamma rad detection, infrared detector and high temp superconductors

Answer 20

Thallium

Question 21

Fuel for nuclear reactors, also as abrasives.

Answer 21

Zirconium

Question 22

the most cost - effective alloy, serving as a hardening agent and preventing dislocations in the iron crystal lattice structure

Answer 22

Carbon

Question 23

Cobalt ore

Answer 23

Cobaltite
CoAsS

Question 24

Magnesium ores

Answer 24

Magnesite
(MgCO3)

Question 25

Manganese Ores

Answer 25

pyrolusite : Mn4+O2
psilomelane, : (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10 [obsolete name for Mn Oxides]
rhodonite, : CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
rhodochrosite : MnCO3

Question 26

Molybdenum Ores

Answer 26

Molybdenite: MoS2

Question 27

Nickel Ores:

Answer 27

nickelline : NiAs {H}
pentlandite: (Ni,Fe)9S8 {I}
millerite: NiS {T/H}