Lab Quiz Flashcards
Amphibole
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Amphibole
- Opaque
- 2, not at 90
- No
- Schist
Hardness = 5-6
Talc
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Talc
- Translucent
- Basal
- No
- Talcum powder, insulators
Hardness = 1
Quartz
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Quartz
- Translucent
- None
- No
- Marble, sandstone, very resistant to weathering, gemstones, electronics
Hardness = 7
Gypsum
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Gypsum
- Transparent
- Basal
- No
- Plaster and drywall
Hardness = 2
Halite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Halite
- Transparent
- Cubic
- No
5 Na, Cl
- Road salt
Salt is an evaporite!
Hardness = 2.5
Calcite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Calcite
- Translucent
- Rhombohedral
- No
- Ca
- Marble, cement (lime), flux in steel making
Hardness = 3
Magnetite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Magnetite
- Opaque
- No
- Yes
- Fe
- Iron
Hardness = 6
Pyroxene
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Pyroxene
- Opaque
- 2 at 90
- No
- Rock forming mineral
Hardness = 6
Orthoclase
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Orthoclase (feldspar)
- Transclucent
- 2 at 90
- No
- Ceramics, granite, gemstones
Hardness = 6
Biotite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Biotite (black mica)
- Opaque
- Basal
- No
- Rock-forming
Hardness = 2.5
Muscovite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Muscovite (white mica)
- Transparent
- Basal
- Windows, glass coverings, good at withstanding heat
Hardness = 2.5
Plagioclase Feldspar
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Atoms? Use?
- Plagioclase (feldspar)
- Translucent
- 2 at 90
- Na (felsic), Ca (mafic)
- Rock-forming mineral, gemstones
Hardness = 6
Galena
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Galena
- Opaque
- Cubic
- Yes
- Pb ore
- Batteries
Hardness = 2.5
Chalcopyrite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Chalcopyrite
- Opaque
- None
- Yes
- Cu ore
- Copper wire
Hardness = 4
Pyrite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Pyrite (“fools gold”)
- Opaque
- None
- Yes
- S, Associated with ores of metals
- Source of sulfur for manufacturing sulfuric acid
Hardness = 6.5
Olivine
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Use?
- Olivine
- Translucent
- None
- No
- Rock-forming mineral
Hardness = 6.5
Graphite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Atoms? Use?
- Graphite
- Opaque
- Basal
- No
- C
- Lubricant, steel hardening, high tech material
Hardness = 1
Sphalerite
Diaphaneity? Cleavage? Metallic? Minerals? Use?
- Sphalerite
- Opaque
- More than 3, not at 90
- Yes
- Zn
- Zinc ore - used for the production of galvanizing iron
Hardness = 4
Breccia
Texture? Parent magma composition? Minerals involved? Origin of formation?
- Breccia
- Pyroclastic
- Felsic
- Quartz, orthoclase, Na-rich plagioclase
- Extrusive
Peridotite
Texture? Parent magma composition? Minerals involved? Origin of formation?
- Peridotite
- Phaneritic
- Ultramafic
- Olivine, pyroxene
- Intrusive