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The following minerals are under the olivine group except:
a. Kirschsteinite
b. Monticellite
c. Tephroite
d. Piemontite

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Ans: Piemontite [ Ca2(Al, Fe, Mn)3(SiO4)3(OH) /Sorosi/Epidote/Monoclinic]

• Kirschsteinite [ CaFeSiO4/Neso/orthorhom ]
• Monticellite [ CaMgSiO4/Neso/orthorhom ]
• Tephroite [ CaFeSiO4/Neso/orthorhom ]

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The following are NOT axinites except:
a. Cordierite
b. Tinzenite
c. Beryl
d. Dravite

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Answer: Tinzenite [ (Ca,Mn)2MnAl2BSi4O15(OH) /Axinite/Triclinic/Cyclo ]

• Cordierite [ Mg2Al4Si5O18 /Orthorhombic/Cyclo]
• Beryl [ Be3Al2Si6O18 /Hexagonal/Cyclo]
• Dravite [ NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3F /Isometric/Tourmaline/Cyclo]

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It is the distinguishing elements found in the formula of the Epidote Family

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Emperical: (SiO4)3(OH)
Extended: (Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

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The mineral calamine is primarily composed of

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Zinc Carbonate (also Zinc spar/Smithsonite)

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It is a Zn-rich mineral under the Spinel series characterized by its blue-green, yellow, or brown appearance with grey streak.
a. Spinel
b. Hercynite
c. Gahnite
d. Galaxite

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Answer: Gahnite

Sphegahgalites (Mg,Fe,Zn,Mn)Al2O4

a. Spinel (Mg-rich, colorless, green, blue, red, white streak)
b. Hercynite (Fe-rich, black, dark green streak)
d. Galaxite (Mn-rich, dark yellow to black, red-brown streak)

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It is an alteration product of Periclase and is commonly found in Marbles

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Periclase - MgO alters to Brucite - Mg(OH)2

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It is the green variety of iron-rich garnet.

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Demantoid (Green Andradite, Cr impurities)

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It is the yellow variety of iron-rich garnet.

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Topazolite (Andradite)

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What is the color of common iron-rich garnet?

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Brown (Common Andradite)

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It is the black variety of iron-rich garnet.

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Melanite (Andradite, Ti inclusions)

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It is the deep yellow or golden orange variety of Al-rich garnet.

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Hessonite “Cinnamon Stone” (Grossular, Mn impurities)

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It is the green variety of Al-rich garnet.

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Tsavorite (Grossular, V impurities)

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It is the red variety of Mg-rich garnet.

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Rhodolite (Pyrope)

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If spinel contains substantial Fe2+ it is called:

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Pleonaste

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A variety of Fe-rich Spinel in which substantial Cr have been replaced for Al.

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Picotite (Hercynite)

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A monoclinic aluminum hydroxide mineral and is a common weathering product of feldspar

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Gibbsite - Al(OH)2

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Dolomite and ankerite are part of a solid solution between dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] and ferrodolomite [CaFe(CO3)2]. What [CaFe(CO3)2] percentage marks the boundary of dolomite and ankerite?

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< 20% [CaFe(CO3)2] = Dolomite
20 - 75% [CaFe(CO3)2] = Ankerite

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All of the calcite group have what crystal system?

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Rhombohedral/Trigonal

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A helictitic, sometimes coral-like variety of Aragonite, also called stalactitic cave aragonite.

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Flos Ferri

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It is the Strontium-bearing Aragonite.
a. Minrecordite
b. Mossottite
c. Tarnowitzite
d. Nicolsonite

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Answer: Mossottite (CaCO3)

a. Minrecordite (Zn-rich Dolomite)
c. Tarnowitzite (Lead-bearing Aragonite)
d. Nicolsonite (Zinc-bearing Aragonite)

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Borax is called _____ if it is dehydrated to a crumbly mass on exposure to air.

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Tincalconite (Tin Cal)

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It is the mineral form of Boric Acid.
a. Borax
b. Colemanite
c. Sinhalite
d. Sassolite

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Answer: Sassolite - H3BO4

Kotoite - Mg3B2O6 (It is a borate mineral described as contact metamorphosed dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2])
Jimboite - Mn3B2O6 (Formed by metasomatic reactions between boron-bearing hydrothermal solutions and rhodochrosite in banded manganese deposits)
Sinhalite - MgAlBO4 (Accessory mineral formed in boron-rich skarns at the contact of limestones with granite or gneiss. First discovered in Sri Lanka)

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Formed by metasomatic reactions between boron-bearing hydrothermal solutions and rhodochrosite in banded manganese deposits.
a. Sassolite
b. Sinhalite
c. Kotoite
d. Jimboite

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Answer: Jimboite (Mn3B2O6)

Sassolite - H3BO4 (Boric Acid)
Kotoite - Mg3B2O6 (It is a borate mineral described as contact metamorphosed dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2])
Sinhalite - MgAlBO4 (Accessory mineral formed in boron-rich skarns at the contact of limestones with granite or gneiss. First discovered in Sri Lanka)

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It is a borate mineral described as contact metamorphosed dolomite.
a. Sassolite
b. Sinhalite
c. Kotoite
d. Jimboite

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Answer: Kotoite (Mg3B2O6), Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2]

Sassolite - H3BO4 (Boric Acid)
Jimboite - Mn3B2O6 (Formed by metasomatic reactions between boron-bearing hydrothermal solutions and rhodochrosite in banded manganese deposits)
Sinhalite - MgAlBO4 (Accessory mineral formed in boron-rich skarns at the contact of limestones with granite or gneiss. First discovered in Sri Lanka)

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_Accessory mineral_ formed in boron-rich _skarns_ at the contact of _limestones with granite or gneiss_. First discovered in Sri Lanka. a. Sassolite b. Sinhalite c. Kotoite d. Jimboite
Answer: **Sinhalite** - MgAlBO4 ***Sassolite*** - H3BO4 (*Boric Acid*) ***Kotoite*** - Mg3B2O6 (*It is a borate mineral described as _contact metamorphosed dolomite_ [CaMg(CO3)2]*) ***Jimboite*** - Mn3B2O6 (*Formed by metasomatic reactions between _boron-bearing hydrothermal solutions and rhodochrosite in banded manganese deposits_*)
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This Gibbsite-type hydroxide is characterized by vein or fissure-filling material in dolomitic oil shale. a. Diaspore b. Boehmite c. Gibbsite d. Nordstrandite
Answer: Nordstrandite [**Al(OH)3**] a. Diaspore [**AlO(OH)**] - *metamorphic and sedimentary bauxite ores* b. Boehmite [**AlO(OH)**] - *major constituent of most bauxite ores* c. Gibbsite [**Al(OH)3**] - *developed on aluminous rocks in areas of high rainfall*
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This Gibbsite-type hydroxide is found in lateritic soils developed on aluminous rocks in areas of high rainfall. a. Diaspore b. Boehmite c. Gibbsite d. Nordstrandite
Answer: Gibbsite [**Al(OH)3**] a. Diaspore [**AlO(OH)**] - *metamorphic and sedimentary bauxite ores* b. Boehmite [**AlO(OH)**] - *major constituent of most bauxite ores* d. Nordstrandite [**Al(OH)3**] - *vein or fissure-filling material in dolomitic oil shale*
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What is the formula of Calomel?
HgCl
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What is the other name of Quadratic System?
Tetragonal
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is a microcrystalline form of quartz (SiO2) that is derived by the alteration of chert, chalcedony, or novaculite, or leaching of highly siliceous limestones.
Tripoli
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What is the formula of Tennantite?
Cu12As4S13
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It is the alternative name for Sphene
Titanite CaTi[SiO4](O,OH,F)
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Andalusite sometimes develops a black cross formed by tiny carbonaceous inclusions. This variety is called
Chiastolite
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_\_\_\_\_ occurs with kyanite and cordierite which indicate a high pressure metamorphic environment. Cruciform twin is a characteristic feature of such mineral.
Staurolite
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Minor accessory yttrium phosphate in both acidic and alkalic igneous rocks and their pegmatites
Xenotime
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_Hydrothermal replacement_ of montebrasite—LiAl(PO4)(OH,F) in the core of a _Li-bearing granite pegmatite_ in amphibolite. a. Lithiophosphate b. Lithiophilite c. Apatite d. Monazite
Answer: **Lithiophosphate** - Li3PO4 (*_Hydrothermal replacement_ of montebrasite—LiAl(PO4)(OH,F) in the core of a _Li-bearing granite pegmatite_ in amphibolite*) ***Lithiophilite*** - LiMnPO4 (*Isostructural with olivine*) ***Apatite*** - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) (*Used as a _source of phosphorus and phosphoric acid_, in the manufacture of fertilizers, and in laser crystals and gemstones) ***Monazite*** - (Ce,La,Nd)PO4 (*an accessory in granitic igneous rocks and _always contains major to minor amounts of other REE_ (Nd, La, Sm, ...) replacing Ce. Also often contains trace amounts of U and Th (coupled with Ca)*).
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Phosphate that is isostructural with olivine. a. Lithiophosphate b. Lithiophilite c. Apatite d. Monazite
Answer: **Lithiophilite** - LiMnPO4 **Lithiophosphate*** - Li3PO4 (*_Hydrothermal replacement_ of montebrasite—LiAl(PO4)(OH,F) in the core of a _Li-bearing granite pegmatite_ in amphibolite*) ***Apatite*** - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) (*Used as a _source of phosphorus and phosphoric acid_, in the manufacture of fertilizers, and in laser crystals and gemstones) ***Monazite*** - (Ce,La,Nd)PO4 (*an accessory in granitic igneous rocks and _always contains major to minor amounts of other REE_ (Nd, La, Sm, ...) replacing Ce. Also often contains trace amounts of U and Th (coupled with Ca)*).
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Used as a _source of phosphorus and phosphoric acid_, in the manufacture of fertilizers, and in laser crystals and gemstones a. Lithiophosphate b. Lithiophilite c. Apatite d. Monazite
Answer: **Apatite** - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ***Lithiophosphate*** - Li3PO4 (*_Hydrothermal replacement_ of montebrasite—LiAl(PO4)(OH,F) in the core of a _Li-bearing granite pegmatite_ in amphibolite*) ***Lithiophilite*** - LiMnPO4 (*Isostructural with olivine*) ***Monazite*** - (Ce,La,Nd)PO4 (*an accessory in granitic igneous rocks and _always contains major to minor amounts of other REE_ (Nd, La, Sm, ...) replacing Ce. Also often contains trace amounts of U and Th (coupled with Ca)*).
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An accessory in granitic igneous rocks and _always contains major to minor amounts of other REE_ (Nd, La, Sm, ...) replacing Ce. Also often contains trace amounts of U and Th (coupled with Ca) a. Lithiophosphate b. Lithiophilite c. Apatite d. Monazite
Answer: **Monazite** - (Ce,La,Nd)PO4 ***Lithiophosphate*** - Li3PO4 (*_Hydrothermal replacement_ of montebrasite—LiAl(PO4)(OH,F) in the core of a _Li-bearing granite pegmatite_ in amphibolite*) ***Lithiophilite*** - LiMnPO4 (*Isostructural with olivine*) ***Apatite*** - Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) (*Used as a _source of phosphorus and phosphoric acid_, in the manufacture of fertilizers, and in laser crystals and gemstones*)
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One of the most common cave minerals, in guano deposits, and in phosphorites, formed at low pH by _reaction of phosphate-rich solutions with calcite and clay_. a. Brushite b. Brianite c. Variscite d. Pyromorphite
Answer: **Brushite** - Ca(HPO4)•2H2O ***Brianite*** - Na2CaMg(PO4)2 (*A very rare component in _phosphate modules in an iron meteorite_*) ***Variscite*** - AlPO4 •2H2O (*High-phosphate, _meteoric waters acting on aluminous rocks_*) ***Pyromorphite*** - Pb5(PO4)3Cl ( secondary mineral found in the _oxidized zones of lead ore deposits_)
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A very rare component in _phosphate modules in an iron meteorite_ a. Brushite b. Brianite c. Variscite d. Pyromorphite
Answer: **Brianite** - Na2CaMg(PO4)2 ***Brushite*** - Ca(HPO4)•2H2O (*One of the most common cave minerals, in guano deposits, and in phosphorites, formed at low pH by _reaction of phosphate-rich solutions with calcite and clay_*) ***Variscite*** - AlPO4 •2H2O (*High-phosphate, _meteoric waters acting on aluminous rocks_*) ***Pyromorphite*** - Pb5(PO4)3Cl ( Secondary mineral found in the _oxidized zones of lead ore deposits_)
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High-phosphate, _meteoric waters acting on aluminous rocks_ a. Brushite b. Brianite c. Variscite d. Pyromorphite
Answer: **Variscite** - AlPO4 •2H2O ***Brushite*** - Ca(HPO4)•2H2O (*One of the most common cave minerals, in guano deposits, and in phosphorites, formed at low pH by _reaction of phosphate-rich solutions with calcite and clay_*) ***Brianite*** - Na2CaMg(PO4)2 (*A very rare component in _phosphate modules in an iron meteorite_*) ***Pyromorphite*** - Pb5(PO4)3Cl (* Secondary mineral found in the _oxidized zones of lead ore deposits_*)
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Secondary mineral found in the _oxidized zones of lead ore deposits_ a. Brushite b. Brianite c. Variscite d. Pyromorphite
Answer: **Pyromorphite** - Pb5(PO4)3Cl ***Brushite*** - Ca(HPO4)•2H2O (*One of the most common cave minerals, in guano deposits, and in phosphorites, formed at low pH by _reaction of phosphate-rich solutions with calcite and clay_*) ***Brianite*** - Na2CaMg(PO4)2 (*A very rare component in _phosphate modules in an iron meteorite_*) ***Variscite*** - AlPO4 •2H2O (*High-phosphate, _meteoric waters acting on aluminous rocks_*)
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It occurs in serpentine, in chlorite or dolomitic schists, or in crystalline limestones as an _alteration product of periclase_. a. Brucite b. Portlandite c. Behoite d. Tivanite e. Wulfingite
***Brucite*** - Mg(OH)2 (*It occurs in serpentine, in chlorite or dolomitic schists, or in crystalline limestones as an _alteration product of periclase._*) ***Portlandite*** - Ca(OH)2 (*On _Larnite-spurrite contact rocks_—minerals that are often found together _in contact metamorphic terranes_. Portlandite also found on _volcanic fumaroles_.*) ***Behoite*** - Be(OH)2 (*In granite pegmatite as a near-surface _alteration product of gadolinite_ [(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10]; in altered volcanic tuff.*) ***Tivanite*** - VTiO3(OH)2 (*As a grain in micaceous _V-Au-rich stringers in a hydrothermal gold deposit_.*) ***Wulfingite*** - Zn(OH)2
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On _Larnite-spurrite contact rocks_—minerals that are often found together _in contact metamorphic terranes_. Also found on _volcanic fumaroles_. a. Brucite b. Portlandite c. Behoite d. Tivanite e. Wulfingite
Answer: **Portlandite** - Ca(OH)2 ***Brucite*** - Mg(OH)2 (*It occurs in serpentine, in chlorite or dolomitic schists, or in crystalline limestones as an _alteration product of periclase._*) ***Behoite*** - Be(OH)2 (*In granite pegmatite as a near-surface _alteration product of gadolinite_ [(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10]; in altered volcanic tuff.*) ***Tivanite*** - VTiO3(OH)2 (*As a grain in micaceous _V-Au-rich stringers in a hydrothermal gold deposit_.*) ***Wulfingite*** - Zn(OH)2
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In granite pegmatite as a near-surface _alteration product of gadolinite_ [(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10]; in altered volcanic tuff a. Brucite b. Portlandite c. Behoite d. Tivanite e. Wulfingite
Answer: **Behoite** - Be(OH)2 ***Brucite*** - Mg(OH)2 (*It occurs in serpentine, in chlorite or dolomitic schists, or in crystalline limestones as an _alteration product of periclase._*) ***Portlandite*** - Ca(OH)2 (*On _Larnite-spurrite contact rocks_—minerals that are often found together _in contact metamorphic terranes_. Portlandite also found on _volcanic fumaroles_.*) ***Tivanite*** - VTiO3(OH)2 (*As a grain in micaceous _V-Au-rich stringers in a hydrothermal gold deposit_.*) ***Wulfingite*** - Zn(OH)2
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As a grain in micaceous _V-Au-rich stringers in a hydrothermal gold deposit_. a. Brucite b. Portlandite c. Behoite d. Tivanite e. Wulfingite
Answer: **Tivanite** - VTiO3(OH)2 ***Brucite*** - Mg(OH)2 (*It occurs in serpentine, in chlorite or dolomitic schists, or in crystalline limestones as an _alteration product of periclase._*) ***Portlandite*** - Ca(OH)2 (*On _Larnite-spurrite contact rocks_—minerals that are often found together _in contact metamorphic terranes_. Portlandite also found on _volcanic fumaroles_.*) ***Behoite*** - Be(OH)2 (*In granite pegmatite as a near-surface _alteration product of gadolinite_ [(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10]; in altered volcanic tuff.*) ***Wulfingite*** - Zn(OH)2
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Zinc Hydroxide a. Brucite b. Portlandite c. Behoite d. Tivanite e. Wulfingite
Answer: **Wulfingite** - Zn(OH)2 ***Brucite*** - Mg(OH)2 (*It occurs in serpentine, in chlorite or dolomitic schists, or in crystalline limestones as an _alteration product of periclase._*) ***Portlandite*** - Ca(OH)2 (*On _Larnite-spurrite contact rocks_—minerals that are often found together _in contact metamorphic terranes_. Portlandite also found on _volcanic fumaroles_.*) ***Behoite*** - Be(OH)2 (*In granite pegmatite as a near-surface _alteration product of gadolinite_ [(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10]; in altered volcanic tuff.*) ***Tivanite*** - VTiO3(OH)2 (*As a grain in micaceous _V-Au-rich stringers in a hydrothermal gold deposit_.*)
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Rock forming mineral where acid, often ore-bearing, _solutions have altered orthoclase feldspar-rich rocks_. a. Alunite b. Karosite c. Halotrichite d. Melanterite
Answer: **Alunite (h)** - KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 ***Jarosite (h)*** - KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 (*Secondary mineral, forming under conditions of weathering in _arid climates_ found in a city it is named in _Southern Spain_*) ***Melanterite (m)*** - FeSO4•7H2O (*Secondary mineral formed by the _oxidation of iron sulfide minerals_. Also called _Green Vitriole_.*) ***Halotrichite (m)*** - FeAl2(SO4)4•22H2O (*from the Latin "hairy salt". Other names are _Feather Alum or Iron Alum_.*)
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Secondary mineral, forming under conditions of weathering in _arid climates_ found in a city it is named in _Southern Spain_ a. Alunite b. Karosite c. Halotrichite d. Melanterite
Answer: **Jarosite (h)*** - KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 ***Alunite (h)*** - KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 (*Rock forming mineral where acid, often ore-bearing, _solutions have altered orthoclase feldspar-rich rocks_.*) ***Melanterite (m)*** - FeSO4•7H2O (*Secondary mineral formed by the _oxidation of iron sulfide minerals_. Also called _Green Vitriole_.*) ***Halotrichite (m)*** - FeAl2(SO4)4•22H2O (*from the Latin "hairy salt". Other names are _Feather Alum or Iron Alum_.*)
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Secondary mineral formed by the _oxidation of iron sulfide minerals_. Also called _Green Vitriole_. a. Alunite b. Karosite c. Halotrichite d. Melanterite
Answer: **Melanterite (m)*** - FeSO4•7H2O ***Alunite (h)*** - KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 (*Rock forming mineral where acid, often ore-bearing, _solutions have altered orthoclase feldspar-rich rocks_.*) ***Jarosite (h)*** - KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 (*Secondary mineral, forming under conditions of weathering in _arid climates_ found in a city it is named in _Southern Spain_*) ***Halotrichite (m)*** - FeAl2(SO4)4•22H2O (*from the Latin "hairy salt". Other names are _Feather Alum or Iron Alum_.*)
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From the Latin "hairy salt". Other names are _Feather Alum or Iron Alum_. a. Alunite b. Karosite c. Halotrichite d. Melanterite
Answer: **Halotrichite (m)*** - FeAl2(SO4)4•22H2O ***Alunite (h)*** - KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 (*Rock forming mineral where acid, often ore-bearing, _solutions have altered orthoclase feldspar-rich rocks_.*) ***Jarosite (h)*** - KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 (*Secondary mineral, forming under conditions of weathering in _arid climates_ found in a city it is named in _Southern Spain_*) ***Melanterite (m)*** - FeSO4•7H2O (*Secondary mineral formed by the _oxidation of iron sulfide minerals_. Also called _Green Vitriole_.*)
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Means "copper flower" in Greek. Also called _Blue Vitriole_. a. Chalcanthite b. Botryogen c. Epsomite d. Coquimbite
Answer: **Chalcanthite (a)** - CuSO4•5H2O ***Botryogen (m)*** - MgFe(SO4)2(OH)•7H2O (*Means "to bear a bunch of grapes" in Greek*) ***Epsomite (o)*** - MgSO4•7H2O (*White efflorescence on cave walls, volcanic exhalations, or deposited by _Mg sulfate spring waters_.*) ***Coquimbite (a)*** - Fe2(SO4)3•9H2O (*Water soluble efflorescence commonly _produced by mine fires_ or other oxidation with iron sulfide minerals. Named after a province in Chile*)
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Means "to bear a bunch of grapes" in Greek a. Chalcanthite b. Botryogen c. Epsomite d. Coquimbite
Answer: **Botryogen (m)** - MgFe(SO4)2(OH)•7H2O ***Chalcanthite (a)*** - CuSO4•5H2O (*Means "copper flower" in Greek. Also called _Blue Vitriole_.*) ***Epsomite (o)*** - MgSO4•7H2O (*White efflorescence on cave walls, volcanic exhalations, or deposited by _Mg sulfate spring waters_.*) ***Coquimbite (a)*** - Fe2(SO4)3•9H2O (*Water soluble efflorescence commonly _produced by mine fires_ or other oxidation with iron sulfide minerals. Named after a province in Chile*)
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White efflorescence on cave walls, volcanic exhalations, or deposited by _Mg sulfate spring waters_. a. Chalcanthite b. Botryogen c. Epsomite d. Coquimbite
Answer: **Epsomite (o)** - MgSO4•7H2O ***Chalcanthite (a)*** - CuSO4•5H2O (*Means "copper flower" in Greek. Also called _Blue Vitriole_.*) ***Botryogen (m)*** - MgFe(SO4)2(OH)•7H2O (*Means "to bear a bunch of grapes" in Greek*) ***Coquimbite (a)*** - Fe2(SO4)3•9H2O (*Water soluble efflorescence commonly _produced by mine fires_ or other oxidation with iron sulfide minerals. Named after a province in Chile*)
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Water soluble efflorescence commonly _produced by mine fires_ or other oxidation with iron sulfide minerals. Named after a province in Chile a. Chalcanthite b. Botryogen c. Epsomite d. Coquimbite
Answer: **Coquimbite (a)** - Fe2(SO4)3•9H2O ***Chalcanthite (a)*** - CuSO4•5H2O (*Means "copper flower" in Greek. Also called _Blue Vitriole_.*) ***Botryogen (m)*** - MgFe(SO4)2(OH)•7H2O (*Means "to bear a bunch of grapes" in Greek*) ***Epsomite (o)*** - MgSO4•7H2O (*White efflorescence on cave walls, volcanic exhalations, or deposited by _Mg sulfate spring waters_.*)
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Weathered deposits of lead ore. Also called Lead spar or Lead Vitriole. a. Anglesite b. Barite c. Celestine d. Chalcocyanite
Answer: **Anglesite (o)** - PbSO4 ***Barite (o)*** - BaSO4 (*Found in sedimentary rocks and late gangue mineral in ore veins. Also called _Crested Rose or Cawk_*) ***Celestine (o)*** - SrSO4 ***Chalcocyanite (o)*** - CuSO4 (*In Greek, "_azure-blue copper_," it sublimates near volcanic fumaroles.*)
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Found in sedimentary rocks and late gangue mineral in ore veins. Also called _Crested Rose or Cawk_ a. Anglesite b. Barite c. Celestine d. Chalcocyanite
Answer: **Barite (o)** - BaSO4 ***Anglesite (o)*** - PbSO4 (*Weathered deposits of lead ore. Also called Lead spar or Lead Vitriole*) ***Celestine (o)*** - SrSO4 ***Chalcocyanite (o)*** - CuSO4 (*In Greek, "_azure-blue copper_," it sublimates near volcanic fumaroles.*)
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Strontium Sulfate a. Anglesite b. Barite c. Celestine d. Chalcocyanite
Answer: **Celestine (o)** - SrSO4 ***Anglesite (o)*** - PbSO4 (*Weathered deposits of lead ore. Also called Lead spar or Lead Vitriole*) ***Barite (o)*** - BaSO4 (*Found in sedimentary rocks and late gangue mineral in ore veins. Also called _Crested Rose or Cawk_*) ***Chalcocyanite (o)*** - CuSO4 (*In Greek, "_azure-blue copper_," it sublimates near volcanic fumaroles.*)
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In Greek, "_azure-blue copper_," it sublimates near volcanic fumaroles. a. Anglesite b. Barite c. Celestine d. Chalcocyanite
Answer: **Chalcocyanite (o)** - CuSO4 ***Anglesite (o)*** - PbSO4 (*Weathered deposits of lead ore. Also called Lead spar or Lead Vitriole*) ***Barite (o)*** - BaSO4 (*Found in sedimentary rocks and late gangue mineral in ore veins. Also called _Crested Rose or Cawk_*) ***Celestine (o)*** - SrSO4
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Named by Abraham Gottlob Werner. Barium Carbonate. a. Witherite b. Cerrusite c. Strontianite d. Azurite
**Aragonite Group** Answer: **Witherite (o)** - BaCO3 ***Cerrusite (o)*** - PbCO3 (*Lead carbonate mineral, usually found in the oxidized zone of lead ore deposits. It is a very common _weathering product of galena_. Also called White Lead.*) ***Strontianite (o)*** - SrCO3 (*Mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone and also found as a _gangue mineral in sulphide veins_. It is almost always fluorescent.*) ***Azurite (m)*** - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (*A secondary copper mineral frequently found in the oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits. _Occur commonly with malachite_*)
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Lead carbonate mineral, usually found in the oxidized zone of lead ore deposits. It is a very common _weathering product of galena_. Also called White Lead. a. Witherite b. Cerrusite c. Strontianite d. Azurite
**Aragonite Group** Answer: **Cerrusite (o)** - PbCO3 ***Witherite (o)*** - BaCO3 (*Named by Abraham Gottlob Werner*) ***Strontianite (o)*** - SrCO3 (*Mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone and also found as a _gangue mineral in sulphide veins_. It is almost always fluorescent.*) ***Azurite (m)*** - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (*A secondary copper mineral frequently found in the oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits. _Occur commonly with malachite_*)
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Mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone and also found as a _gangue mineral in sulphide veins_. It is almost always fluorescent. a. Witherite b. Cerrusite c. Strontianite d. Azurite
**Aragonite Group** Answer: **Strontianite (o)** - SrCO3 ***Witherite (o)*** - BaCO3 (*Named by Abraham Gottlob Werner*) ***Cerrusite (o)*** - PbCO3 (*Lead carbonate mineral, usually found in the oxidized zone of lead ore deposits. It is a very common _weathering product of galena_. Also called White Lead.*) ***Azurite (m)*** - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (*A secondary copper mineral frequently found in the oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits. _Occur commonly with malachite_*)
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A secondary copper mineral frequently found in the oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits. _Occur commonly with malachite_ a. Witherite b. Cerrusite c. Strontianite d. Azurite
**Aragonite Group** Answer: **Azurite (m)** - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 ***Witherite (o)*** - BaCO3 (*Named by Abraham Gottlob Werner*) ***Cerrusite (o)*** - PbCO3 (*Lead carbonate mineral, usually found in the oxidized zone of lead ore deposits. It is a very common _weathering product of galena_. Also called White Lead.*) ***Strontianite (o)*** - SrCO3 (*Mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone and also found as a _gangue mineral in sulphide veins_. It is almost always fluorescent.*)
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Enumerate the Rutile subgroups and important elements associated.
***PyRuCassUPlatites*** - (Mn,Ti,Sn,U,Pb - ManTiSanUPaba?) Pyrolusite, Rutile, Cassiterite, Uraninite, Plattnerite

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