Mineral Environments Flashcards
Genisis
Primary crystallization, properties are explained by the conditions of formation
sources crystallizing magma
Aqueous 1
dehydrating sedimentary rocks
Aqueous 1
mantle degassing
aqueous 1
migrated meteoric and seawater
aqueous 1
heated solution transport and precipitate along path where minerals like calcite can accumulate
aqueous 1
hydrothermal endogenic
aqueous 1
surface solutions or brines (exogenic)
aqueous 2
ground, karst and soil water
aqueous 2
what type of sea do we have?
Aragonite sea that is high in magnesium
Evaporite minerals
halite, gypsum
Gas and fluid minerals
Hematite and sulfur
volcanic gas vents (fumaroles)
gas and fluids
skarns and metamorphism of limestone
gas and fluids
Ocean floor silt, clay minerals
Colloidal solutions