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Geology 2 Flashcards

1
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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)

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Yellow

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10
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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
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Pearly

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Opal

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18
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Hardness

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Talc
Gypsum
Calcite
Flourite
Opalite
Feldspar
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
Diamond

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19
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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
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Greater than 6

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if it scratches glass

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23
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Halite Shape

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Cubic

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24
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Galena Shape

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Cubic

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25
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Calcite Shape

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Cubic (mombus)

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26
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Garnet Shape

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12 sided

27
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Cleavage

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Ablity to split along certain directions

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1-D

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Muskavite and Biotite

29
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2-D

A

Feldspar, augite, horneblende

30
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3-D

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Calcite, Halite

31
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4-D

A

Flourite and Diamond

32
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6-D

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Sphalerite

33
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Fracture

A

when a mineral shatters or breask

34
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Conchoidal

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Quartz, Flint, Chert

35
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HAckley

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Copper

36
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Spintery

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Serpentine, Satin Spar Gypsum

37
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Uneven

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Horneblende

38
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Specific Gravity

A

Ratio of th emass of an object to the mass of an equal voulme of water

39
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Quartz, Feldspark. Calcite and Talc SPECIFIC GRAVITY

A

less than 3

40
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Hematite and MAgneite SP

A

5

41
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Gold SP

A

19.3

42
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Halite Taste

A

Salty

43
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Sylvite Taste

A

Bitter Salt

44
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Gold malleable

A

Easy

45
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Talc Feel

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Soapy

46
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Graphite Feel

A

Greasy

47
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Magnetic

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Magnetitie

48
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Smell

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Smell

49
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Optical Properties

A

Calcite

50
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Fizzles in HCL

A

Calcite

51
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Oxygen %

A

46.6

52
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Silicon %

A

27.7

53
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Aluminum %

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8.1

54
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Iron %

A

5.0

55
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Calcium %

A

3.6

56
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Sodium %

A

2.8

57
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Potassium %

A

2.6

58
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Magneisum %

A

2.1

59
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OTHERS %

A

1.7

60
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Silicates

A

Quartz
Feldspar
MiCaS
Hornblende
Augite
Olivine

61
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Halides

A

Halite Flourite Slyvite

62
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Sulfates

A

Gypsum Anhydrite Barite

63
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Sulfides

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Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Chalopyite, Cinnibor

64
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Qides

A

Hematite, Magnetite, CorundumNa

65
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Native Elements

A

Gold, Copper, diamonds, sulfur, silver

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