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Lab 1: Minerals Flashcards

1
Q

Amphibole

A

cleavage in 2 directions - 60° and 120°**
vitreous lustre
dark green to black**
long, prismatic eight-sided crystal

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2
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amphibole hardness

A

6

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Biotite

A

1 plane of cleave cleavage **
black to brownish black**
vitreous luster

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4
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biotite hardness

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2.5-3

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5
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Calcite

A

strongly effervesces in HCL**
double image seen through clear pieces**
3 cleavage planes not at 90°**
vitreous luster

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6
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calcite hardness

A

3

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7
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Chalcopyrite

A

massive
golden yellow/greenish yellow**
metallic luster**
Hardness 3-4**

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8
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chalcopyrite hardness

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3.5-4

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Dolomite

A

reacts slowly with HCl**
cleavages in 3 directions - 75°**

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dolomite hardness

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3.5-4

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Galena

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3 excellent cubic cleavage**
high specific density**
silver-grey
metallic luster

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12
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galena hardness

A

2.5

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13
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Gypsum

A

hardness of 2**
excellent cleavage in 1 direction, poor cleavage in other two directions**

vitreous to pearly** luster
white or transparent

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14
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Halite

A

salty taste**
perfect cleave at 90°**

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15
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halite hardness

A

2-2.5

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16
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Magnetite

A

magnetic**
dark grey to black
irregular fracture

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17
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Muscovite

A

1 plane of cleavage**
colourless**
flexible in thin sheets**

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18
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muscovite hardness

A

2-3

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19
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Olivine

A

olive green colour**
occurs as aggregates of small vitreous grains**
transparent to translucent

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20
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Plagioclase Feldspar

A

striations**
2 good cleavages at 90°**
white to dark grey

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21
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plagioclase feldspar hardness

A

6

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22
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olivine hardness

A

6.5-7.5

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23
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Potassium Feldspar

A

exsolution texture**
pink salmon colour**

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24
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potassium feldspar hardness

A

6

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25
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Pyrite

A

metallic luster**
massive/cubic habit**
brass-yellow**

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26
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pyrite hardness

A

6-6.6

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27
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Pyroxene

A

dull luster (don’t write this)
2 directions of cleavage at 90°**
dark green to black
short prismatic eight sided crystals

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28
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pyroxene hardness

A

6

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29
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Quartz

A

conchoidal fracture**
six sided crystal habit
hardness of 7

30
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Sphalerite

A

resinous luster**
yellow streak*
dodecahedral cleavage (12 planes)

31
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sphalerite hardness

32
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Sylvite

A

bitter taste**
3 directions of cleavage at 90°**

33
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Finger nail hardness

34
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penny hardness

35
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glass plate hardness

36
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steel nail

37
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Streak plate hardness

38
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talc hardness

39
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gypsum hardness

40
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calcite hardness

41
Q

fluorite hardness

42
Q

apatite hardness

43
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feldspar hardness

44
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quartz hardness

45
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topaz hardness

46
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corundum hardness

47
Q

diamond hardness

48
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acicular habit

A

needle like; silimanite

49
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bladed habit

A

elongated in one dimension, substantially smaller in the the other two; kyanite

50
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prismatic habit

A

like quartz habit

51
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equant habit

A

a cube; pyrite

52
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tabular habit

A

feldspar; one dimension shorter than other two

53
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platy habit

A

biotite; one dimension substantially smaller than the other two

54
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granular

A

rounded-irregular shaped crystals; sugar like in appearance

55
Q

what should be used to differentiate between chalcopyrite and pyrite

A

hardness;
chalcopyrite = 3.5 - 4
pyrite = 6-6.6

56
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basal cleavage

A

1 direction of cleavage;
biotite, muscovite

57
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prismatic cleavage

A

2 cleavages at 90°;
feldspars, pyroxene

58
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non-prismatic cleavage

A

2 cleavages not at 90°;
amphibole

59
Q

cubic cleavage

A

3 cleavages at 90°;
halite, galena

60
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rhombohedral cleavage

A

3 cleavages, none at 90°;
calcite

61
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octahedral

A

4 cleavages - 8 faces;
fluorite

62
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dodecahedral

A

6 cleavages - 12 faces;
sphalerite

63
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sulphide minerals

A

(squares)
sphalerite
galena
chalcopyrite
pyrite

64
Q

carbonate minerals

A

(reacts with acid)
dolomite
calcite
aragonite

65
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sulphate minerals

A

(absorbs water)
gypsum
anhydrite

66
Q

oxide minerals

A

(interesting)
magnetite, haematite
alumina/corundum
uraninite

67
Q

halide minerals

A

(salty)
fluorite
halite
sylvite

68
Q

single tetrahedra silicate minerals

69
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single chain silica minerals

70
Q

double chain silica minerals

71
Q

sheet silica minerals

A

muscovite, biotite

72
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3d framework silica minerals

A

potassium feldspar
quarts

EAS 210 (20 decks)

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