Lab Quiz Systematic Mineralogy 1 Flashcards
What is the O Anion Mineral Class?
Oxides
What is the OH Anion Mineral Class?
Hydroxides
What is the Cl,Br,F Anion Mineral Class?
Halides
What is the S Anion Mineral Class?
Sulfides
What is the As Anion Mineral Class?
Arsenides
What is the Sb Anion Mineral Class?
Antimonides
What is the Se Anion Mineral Class?
Selenides
What is the Te Anion Mineral Class?
Tellurides
What is the CO3 Anion Mineral Class?
Carbonates
What is the NO3 Anion Mineral Class?
Nitrates
What is the BO3, BO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Borates
What is the CrO3 Anion Mineral Class?
Chromates
What is the WO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Tungstates
What is the MoO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Molybdates
What is the PO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Phosphates
What is the AsO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Arsenates
What is the VO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Vanadates
What is the SiO4 Anion Mineral Class?
Silicates
What colour does Fluorite fluoresce?
no fluorescence, only reflects the UV light.
What colour does Scheelite fluoresce?
white, slightly blue
What colour does Apatite fluoresce?
deep velvety purple
What are some ore minerals?
Bornite (Cu) Galena (Pb) Molybdenite (Mo) Sphalerite (Zn) Cinnabar (Hg)
What are some minerals with direct industrial uses?
Halite
Graphite
Copper
Sylvite
What are some precious minerals?
Gold
Fluorite
Apatite
What are some hazardous minerals?
Galena and Cinnabar
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
lustre: vitreous to sub-resinous
hardness: 5
crystal system: hexagonal
Copper
Cu
lustre: metallic (earthy dull when oxidized)
colour: copper
specific gravity: 8.93 (pretty heavy)
Sulfur
S
lustre: resinous, vitreous
colour: lemons drop yellow
hardness: 1.5-2.5
Graphite
C
lustre: sub-metallic
streak: dark-grey-black
hardness: 1-2
Gold
Au colour: gold streak: shiny yellow hardness: 2.5 - 3 specific gravity: 15.3 - 19.3 (very heavy)
Bornite
Cu5FeS4
lustre: sub-metallic
colour: dark grey, iridescent blue, pink, turqoise
hardness: 3
Galena
PbS
colour: dark-grey-purple, irridescent-blue-silver
hardness: 2.5
specific gravity: 7.2-7.6
cleavage: cubic
Sphalerite
(Zn, Fe)S
streak: yellow-orangey brown
internal reflection (fiery)
endless perfect cleavage in 6-D
striations on surface
Cinnabar
HgS
It has mercury, neurotoxin, will be in a bag
Molybdenite
MoS2
colour: black, lead-silver gray
streak: blue-gray
cleavage: perfect 1-D
habitat: tabular, platey
isometric
a1=a2=a3
all angles 90
tetragonal
a=b not= c
all angles 90
hexagonal
a1=a2=a3not=c
all angles a to c = 90
angles between a’s 60
orthorombic
a not= b not= c
all angles 90
monoclinic
a not= b not= c
angle between a&b and b&c = 90
between c&a > 90
Triclinic
a not= b not= c
all angles not= 90
metallic
looks shiny like metals
adamantine
‘twinkly’ like diamond
vitreous
bright and glassy
resinous
like resin or waxy
pearly
whitish iridescence like pearl
greasy
as f surface were covered by film of oil
silky
shine of fine fibrous aggregate similar to silk
earthy or dull
like the surface of unglazed pottery
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 1
Talc
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 2
Gypsum
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 2.5
fingernail
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 3
Calcite
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 3.5
copper plate
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 4
fluorite
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 5
apatite or steel nail
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 5.5
window glass
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 6
orthoclase
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 7
quartz
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 7.5
streak plate (porcelain)
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 8
topaz
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 9
corundum or tungsten carbide scribe
Mohs Scale of Hardness: 10
diamond
What wre the different types of fracture?
conchoidal, uneven, hagly, splintery
Fluorite
CaF2
hardness: 4
cleavage: prefect, 4 octahedral
Halite
NaCl
lustre: dull-vitreous (frosted glass)
streak: white
hardness: 2.5 - 3
cleavage: perfect cubic, 3-D
Sylvite
KCl
colour: slamon pink orange
lustre: resinous
Scheelite
CaWO4
streak: white
hardness: 4 - 4.5
fluorescence: yes, white blue