Introduction To Mineralogy

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Categorized 16 minerals into three groups: metals, stones and earth

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THEOPHRASTUS

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Father Of Economic Geology

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GEORGIUS AGRICOLA

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provided detailed descriptions and defined physical properties that continue to provide the basis for hand-sample identification of minerals

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GEORGIUS AGRICOLA

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Father Of Stratigraphy

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NICHOLAS STENO

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Known of studying and discovering crystal face angles (1669 )

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NICHOLAS STENO

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A device used for measuring interfacial crystal angle

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Contact Goniometer

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Invented Contact Goniometer in 1780

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ARNOULD CARANGEOT

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formulated the law of constancy of interfacial angles

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ROME DE I’SLE

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Developed the Theory of Rational Indences for Crystal Faces in 1801

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RENE JUST HAUY

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Invented REFLECTING goniometer in 1809

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WILLIAM HYDE WOLLASTON

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Developed the chemical classification of minerals 1719 - 1848

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BARON JONS JACOB BERZELIUS

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Invented the Polarizing Microscope in 1828

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WILLIAM NICOL

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Criteria to be a mineral

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Naturally occurring
Inorganic
Homogeneous solid
Definite chemical formula
Ordered crystalline structure

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Materials that possess a geometric crystal structure

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Crystal

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Minerals” that do not have crystalline structure

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Amorphous

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a range of minerals that occurs or belong in a range of chemical composition

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MINERALS SERIES

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• Mineral-like materials but lack one or more criteria of a mineral
• Lack of crystal structure

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Mineraloid

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a group of crystal structure that are categorized according to the axial system used to describe their LATTICE

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Crystal system

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A set of minerals grouped by the anion (SiO4)-4

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Silicates

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-> 1:4
(SiO4)-4

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NESOSILICATES

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Example of nesosilicates

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Fayalite, forestine

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Double island silicates

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Sorosilicates

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-> 2:7
-> (Si2O7)-6

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Sorosilicates

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Ring silicates

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Cyclosilicated

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-> 1:3 -> (Si6O18)-12

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Cyclosilicates

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1:3 (Si2O6)-4

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Single chain inosilicates

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4:11 (Si4O11)-6

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Double chained inosilicates

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Sheet silicates

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Phyllosilicates

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2:5 (Si2O5)-2

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Phyllosilicates

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Framework silicates

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Tectosilicates

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1:2 (SiO2)

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Tectosilicates

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The color of mineral in powdered form

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Streak

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Resistance of mineral to be scratched

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Hardness

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Scale that uses series of indenting tools or points composed of common mineral objects.

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Mohs hardness of scale

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Who and when invented the mohs hardness of scale

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Frederic Mohs , 1824

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The book published by georgius agricola

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De re metallica libri xii