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Min/Pet Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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What is the most common mineral group?

A

feldspars

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2
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What is the chemical composition of quartz?

A

SiO2

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3
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Minerology

A

concerned with identification, classification, and formation of minerals

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4
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Petrology

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concerned with identification, composition, formation, processes, and global distribution of rocks

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5
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Where was the second largest diamond found?

A

Botswana

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6
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Raw diamond is often found in…

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kimberlite

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7
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The Hope Diamond is 1/2 part per million of…

A

boron

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8
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Between Jadeite and Nephrite, which mineral is harder?

A

Jadeite

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9
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What mineral makes up rubies and sapphires?

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corundum

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10
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Industrial minerals

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useful minerals and rocks that are not used as a source of metals or energy

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11
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Beneficiation

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process in which rocks are separated and valuable minerals are concentrated

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12
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2/3 of the world’s cobalt comes from which country?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

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13
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What are independent miners often referred to as?

A

artisanal miners

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14
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What is the biggest issue people and corporations have with the mining in DRC?

A

child labor

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15
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Which country manufactures the most batteries?

A

China

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16
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Rocks are made of _______ and minerals are made of _______.

A

minerals, elements

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17
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92% of Earth’s Crust is composed of _______ minerals.

A

silicate

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18
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Xenoliths

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chunk of mantle brought up by magma on its way to the surface

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19
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Most important elements in forming rocks:

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O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, K, Fe

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20
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Siderophile

A

iron-loving elements

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21
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Lithophile

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rock-loving (often bond with silicates)

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22
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Why is there a lot of iron still in the crust?

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meteors and leftovers from differentiation

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23
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1/5 of the world’s high grade nickel is controlled by who?

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Russia

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24
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By how much will the electric grid have to expand to sustain the goal amount of EV’s?

A

2x

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25
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Battery and mineral supply will need to expand by how much to meet new demand?

A

10x

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26
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Which rare earth element is used to create vibrations?

A

neodymium

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27
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Mineral

A

naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition (can vary slightly) and a crystalline structure

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28
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Is water ice a mineral?

A

yes

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29
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Mineraloid

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amorphous or organic, but satisfy every other characteristic of being a mineral (i.e. opal, jet, amber, pearl)

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30
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Silicate

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have the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron as their structural unit

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31
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Oxide

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contain oxygen but not SiO

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32
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Carbonate

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contain CO

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33
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Phosphate

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contain PO

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34
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Sulfide

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contains S but not SO

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35
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What two categories are rare earth metals divided into?

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light and heavy

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36
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China is dominant in processing REE’s, but who was before the 1980’s?

A

U.S.

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37
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3 most important metals in magnets:

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neodymium, dysprosium, terbium

38
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What has China done to clean up pollution?

A

shut down illegal mines, replanted vegetation, cleaned lakes used for beneficiation, installed wastewater treatment facilities, reduced erosion, etc.

39
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Where do you find REE’s on the periodic table?

A

Lanthanide Series

40
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REE’s are important for what features in your phone?

A

color screen, glass polishing, circuitry, speakers, vibration unit

41
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Halides

A

contain Cl, F, I, or Br

42
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Native elements

A

contain Au, Ag, Cu

43
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Assay

A

the chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore

44
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Ore Grade

A

concentration of economic mineral or metal in an ore deposit

45
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What can lithium be used for besides batteries?

A

shock-resistant glass and mood stabilizers

46
Q

Beneath the salt flats of Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia is ____.

A

lithium-rich groundwater

47
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____ was the primary source of lithium before the 1990’s

48
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McDermitt Caldera collects ____layers of ash with lithium

49
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A typical electric car has ____ pounds of lithium carbonate

50
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Lithium is often mined by pumping ____ from underground

51
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Celestite is a…

52
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CO3 ^2-

53
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SiO4 ^4-

54
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SO4 ^2-

55
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PO4 ^3-

56
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OH ^-

57
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Van der Waals bonds

A

bonds between molecules, makes minerals like graphite and talc very soft

58
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Metallic bonds

A

permit electron flow, makes metals malleable, good conductors

59
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Hydrogen bonds

A

very weak bonds ,found in water and generally polar molecules

60
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Tectosilicates

A

1:2 ratio; quartz, feldspar

61
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____ was in competition with silicon to be in electronics

62
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Ultra pure quartz is created in ____ made with ultrapure quartz to maintain purity

63
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Santa Clara Valley is also known as

A

Silicon Valley

64
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Nesosilicates

A

Si:O ratio 1:4, olivine, garnet, zircon

65
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Sorosilicates

A

Si:O ratio 2:7; epidote

66
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Inosilicates

A

single chain– 1:3 ratio; pyroxenes
double chain– 4:11 ratio; amphiboles (hornblende), cummintonite

67
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Cyclosilicates

A

1:3 ratio; beryl, tourmaline

68
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Phyllosilicates

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2:5 ratio; talc, micas

69
Q

What is the name of the mineral ore of tin?

A

cassiterite

70
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Tin is used primarily for…

71
Q

What industry is impacted the most by Bangka’s rezoning of mining?

72
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How is cassiterite mined?

A

dredging sand from the ocean

73
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Mineralization

A

how minerals form

74
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Low temp. and pressure precipitation from fluids

A

shallow crust, surface water bodies, sedimentary cementation, diagenesis

75
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High temp. and pressure precipitation from fluids

A

deep fractures, volcanic systems

76
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Meteoric water

A

groundwater formed from recent atmospheric precipitation

77
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Connate water

A

water trapped in the pores of a rock during formation of the rock

78
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Magmatic water

A

water associated with magma

79
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Metamorphic water

A

water given off, or squeezed out of metamorphosing rock

80
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Water is a…

A

polar solvent

81
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Polymetallic nodules have which elements?

A

manganese, nickel, cobalt, and copper

82
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Hydrogenous processes

A

metal compounds sinking through water are precipitated

83
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Diagenetic processes

A

growth occurs within sediments, metal compounds are already present

84
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Hot debate between Baron and activists:

A

whether there is life in the CCZ (Clarion Clipperton Zone)

85
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Porphyry ore deposits

A

magmatic water from below

86
Q

Gossan

A

pyrite near the surface oxidizes in to insoluble Fe like limonite and geothite

87
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Leach Zone

A

leaches sulfur, water becomes sulfuric acid, dragging Cu, Ag, and Au down towards oxide zone

88
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Oxide Zone

A

oxides, sulfates, and carbonates form (malachite, azurite, cuprite, smithsonite, pyromorphite)

89
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Water Table

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anoxic environment, dominated by magmatic water, forms sulfides

90
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Hypogene

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primarily magmatic, not as good at concentrating, lower grade ores to the bottom

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