Mineral Aliases Flashcards
1
Q
Hyalite
A
Opal
2
Q
Collophane
A
Apatite
3
Q
Vesuvian Salt
A
Aphthitalite
4
Q
Cobaltian Wad
A
Asbolane
5
Q
Onyx Marble
A
Banded Calcite
6
Q
Aquamarine Emerald
A
Beryl
7
Q
Iceland Spar
A
An optically clear form/variety of Calcite
8
Q
Nicols
A
Rhombohedral crystal of iceland spar
9
Q
Bloodstone
A
Chalcedony
10
Q
Red Resin
A
Cinnabar
11
Q
Pearl Spar
A
Dolomite
12
Q
Green Rust
A
Fougerite
13
Q
Bloombago
A
Graphite
14
Q
Black Lead
A
Graphite
15
Q
Iron Roses
A
Disorganized, flat, hexagonal plates of Hematite
16
Q
Kidney Ore
A
Globular, botryoidal, reniform and mammilary forms of Hematite
17
Q
Red Ochre
A
Earthy Hematite
18
Q
Titanium Iron Ore
A
Ilmenite
19
Q
Bitter Spar
A
Magnesite
20
Q
Eliplite
A
Nepheline
21
Q
Copper Nickel
A
Niccolite/Nickeline
22
Q
Soda Niter
A
Nitratine
23
Q
Green Lead Ore
A
Pyromorphite
24
Q
Manganese Spar
A
Rhodochrosite
25
Clay Iron Stone
Siderite
26
Black Band Ore
Siderite
27
Iron Spar
Siderite
28
Drybone Ore
a massive, dull & porous variety with a honeycomb shape variety of Smithsonite/Calamine
29
Turkey Fat Ore
Yellow Smithsonite/Calamine occurring in globular or botryoidal clusters
30
Zinc Spar
Smithsonite/Calamine
31
Cairngorm Stone
Smoky Quartz
32
Radial Blende
Wurtzite
33
Red Zinc Oxide
Zincite
34
Alumstone
Alunite
35
Emery
Corundum
36
Capillary Pyrite
Millerite
37
Light Ruby Silver
Proustite
38
Dark Ruby Silvery
Pyrargyrite
39
Brazilian Emerald
Tourmaline
40
Horn Silver
Chlorargyrite
41
Cerargyrite
Chlorargyrite
42
Chrome Iron Ore
Chromite
43
Plush Copper
Cuprite
44
Ruby Copper
Cuprite
45
Red Copper Oxide
Cuprite
46
Fluor Spar
Fluorite
47
Zinc Spinal
Gahnite
48
Blue Lead
Galena
49
Lead Glance
Galena
49
Gray Nickel Pyrite
Gersdorffite
49
Cinnamon Stone
Grossularite
49
Iron Spinel
Hercynite
49
Muriate of Soda
Halite
50
Blue Spar
Lazulite
51
Ultramarine
Lazurite
52
Lodestone
Magnetite
53
Fool's Gold
Pyrite
54
Antimony Ochre
Romeite
55
Sink Blende
Sphalerite
56
Black Jack
Sphalerite
57
Spelter
Sphalerite
58
False Galena
Sphalerite
59
Balas Ruby
Spinel
60
Deodorant Stone
Tschermigite
61
Pitchblende
Uraninite
62
Sodium Fluoride
Villiaumite
63
Emerald Nickel
Zaratite
64
Silver Glance
Acanthite/Argentite
65
Nephrite Jade
Actinolite
66
Orthite
Allanite
67
Nickel Bloom
Annabergite
68
Arsenicalpyrite
Arsenopyrite
69
Mispickel
Arsenopyrite
70
Plaster of Paris
Bassanite
71
Cobalt Vitriole
Bieberite
72
Iron Mica
Biotite
73
Tin Cal
Borax
74
Sodium Hydromica
Brammalite
75
White Asbestos
Chrysotile
76
Red Lead Ore
Crocoite - Monoclinic
77
Pistacite
Epidote - Monoclinic
78
Cobalt Bloom
Erythrite - Monoclinic
79
Glauber's Salt
Glauberite - Monoclinic
80
Satin Spar
Gypsum - Monoclinic
81
Alabaster
Gypsum - Monoclinic
82
Feather Alum
Halotrichite - Monoclinic
83
Iron Alum
Halotrichite - Monoclinic
84
Telluric Silver
Hessite - Monoclinic
85
Magnesium Sulfate
Hexahydrite - Monoclinic
86
Zinc Bloom
Hydrozincite - Monoclinic
87
Jade
Jadeite/Nephrite - Monoclinic
88
Feather Ore
Jamesonite - Monoclinic
89
Lithium Mica
Lepidolite - Monoclinic
90
Brittle Mica
Margarite - Monoclinic
91
Green Vitriole
Melanterite - Monoclinic
92
Iron Talc
Minnesotaite - Monoclinic
93
Isinglass
Muscovite - Monoclinic
94
Baking Soda
Nahcolite - Monoclinic
95
Sodium Bicarbonate
Nahcolite - Monoclinic
96
Soda Peter
Natron - Monoclinic
97
Golden Paint
Orpiment - Monoclinic
98
Common Asbestos
Parachrysotile - Monoclinic
99
Cross Stone
Phillipsite - Monoclinic
100
Magnesium Mica
Phlogopite - Monoclinic
101
Magnesia Alum
Pickeringite - Monoclinic
102
Fire Blende
Pyrostilpnite - Monoclinic
103
Magnetic Pyrite
Pyrrhotite - Monoclinic
104
Powder of the Mine
Realgar - Monoclinic
105
Tiger's Eye
Riebeckite/Crocidolite - Monoclinic
106
Titanite
Sphene - Monoclinic
107
Bundle Zeolite
Stilbite - Monoclinic
108
Soapstone
Talc - Monoclinic
109
Mountain Leather
Tremolite - Monoclinic
110
Mountain Cork
Tremolite - Monoclinic
111
Blue Iron Earth
Vivianite - Monoclinic
112
Verde Antique Marble
Sepentine - Monoclinic/ Orthorhombic/ Hexagonal
113
Lead Vitriole
Anglesite -Orthorhombic
114
Floss Ferri
Aragonite -Orthorhombic
115
Nicolsonite
Aragonite -Orthorhombic
116
Lime Uranite
Autunite - Orthorhombic
117
Crested Roses
Barite - Orthorhombic
118
Bismuth Glance
Bismuthinite - Orthorhombic
119
Peacock Ore
Bornite - Orthorhombic
120
Cogwheel Ore
Bournonite - Orthorhombic
121
White Lead
Cerrusite - Orthorhombic
122
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl - Orthorhombic
123
Cat's Eye
Chrysoberyl - Orthorhombic
124
Cabochon
Chrysoberyl - Orthorhombic
125
Coltan
Columbite - Orthorhombic
126
Swelling Chlorite
Corrensite - Orthorhombic
127
Antimonsilver
Dyscrasite - Orthorhombic
128
Bitter Salt
Epsomite - Orthorhombic
129
Pog Ore
Goethite - Orthorhombic
130
Gossan
Goethite - Orthorhombic
131
Acicular Iron ore
Goethite - Orthorhombic
132
Limonite
Goethite - Orthorhombic
133
Needle Ironstone
Goethite - Orthorhombic
134
Zinc Silicate
Hemimorphite - Orthorhombic
135
White Iron Pyrite
Marcasite - Orthorhombic
136
Cotton Stone
Mesolite
137
Nickel Vitreole
Morenosite - Orthorhombic
138
Saltpeter
Niter - Orthorhombic
139
Peridot
Olivine - Orthorhombic
140
Sea Foam
Sepiolite - Orthorhombic
141
Fribrolite
Sillimanite - Orthorhombic
142
Fairy Stone
Sillimanite - Orthorhombic
143
Fairy Cross
Sillimanite - Orthorhombic
144
Brittle Silver Ore
Stephanite - Orthorhombic
145
Antimony Glance
Stibnite - Orthorhombic
146
Gray Antimony
Stibnite - Orthorhombic
147
Schwefel
Sulfur - Orthorhombic
148
Antimony Bloom
Valentinite - Orthorhombic
149
Visor/Wood/Stream Tin
Cassiterite - Tetragonal
150
Copper Pyrite
Chalcopyrite - Teragonal
151
Yellow Copper
Chalcopyrite - Tetragonal
152
Red Lead Oxide
Minium - Tetragonal
153
Horn Lead
Phosgenite - Tetragonal
154
Wad
Pyrolusite - Tetragonal
155
Titania
Rutile - Tetragonal
156
Kenya Gem
Rutile - Tetragonal
157
Ball Metal Ore
Stannite - Tetragonal
158
Copper Uranite
Torbernite - Tetragonal
159
Californite
Vesuvianite - Tetragonal
160
Idiocrase
Vesuvianite - Tetragonal
161
Yellow Lead Ore
Wulfenite - Tetragonal
162
Jargon
Zircon - Tetragonal
163
Soda Microcline
Anorthoclase - Triclinic
164
Red Antimony
Kermesite - Triclinic
165
Sunstone
Oligoclase - Triclinic
166
Boric Acid
Sassolite - Triclinic
167
Cleavelandite
Albite - Triclinic
168
Sodaspar
Albite - Triclinic
169
Moonstone
Albite - Triclinic
170
Sandstone
Anorthite - Triclinic
171
Blue Vitriole
Chalcanthite - Triclinic
172
China Clay
Kaolin; Clay - Triclinic
173
Amazon Stone
Microcline - Triclinic
174
Cotton Balls
Ulexite - Triclinic
