Mineral Glossary Flashcards
The following minerals are under the olivine group except:
a. Kirschsteinite
b. Monticellite
c. Tephroite
d. Piemontite
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 ]
The following are NOT axinites except:
a. Cordierite
b. Tinzenite
c. Beryl
d. Dravite
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]
It is the distinguishing elements found in the formula of the Epidote Family
Emperical: (SiO4)3(OH)
Extended: (Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
The mineral calamine is primarily composed of
Zinc Carbonate (also Zinc spar/Smithsonite)
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
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)
It is an alteration product of Periclase and is commonly found in Marbles
Periclase - MgO alters to Brucite - Mg(OH)2
It is the green variety of iron-rich garnet.
Demantoid (Green Andradite, Cr impurities)
It is the yellow variety of iron-rich garnet.
Topazolite (Andradite)
What is the color of common iron-rich garnet?
Brown (Common Andradite)
It is the black variety of iron-rich garnet.
Melanite (Andradite, Ti inclusions)
It is the deep yellow or golden orange variety of Al-rich garnet.
Hessonite “Cinnamon Stone” (Grossular, Mn impurities)
It is the green variety of Al-rich garnet.
Tsavorite (Grossular, V impurities)
It is the red variety of Mg-rich garnet.
Rhodolite (Pyrope)
If spinel contains substantial Fe2+ it is called:
Pleonaste
A variety of Fe-rich Spinel in which substantial Cr have been replaced for Al.
Picotite (Hercynite)
A monoclinic aluminum hydroxide mineral and is a common weathering product of feldspar
Gibbsite - Al(OH)2
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?
< 20% [CaFe(CO3)2] = Dolomite
20 - 75% [CaFe(CO3)2] = Ankerite
All of the calcite group have what crystal system?
Rhombohedral/Trigonal
A helictitic, sometimes coral-like variety of Aragonite, also called stalactitic cave aragonite.
Flos Ferri
It is the Strontium-bearing Aragonite.
a. Minrecordite
b. Mossottite
c. Tarnowitzite
d. Nicolsonite
Answer: Mossottite (CaCO3)
a. Minrecordite (Zn-rich Dolomite)
c. Tarnowitzite (Lead-bearing Aragonite)
d. Nicolsonite (Zinc-bearing Aragonite)
Borax is called _____ if it is dehydrated to a crumbly mass on exposure to air.
Tincalconite (Tin Cal)
It is the mineral form of Boric Acid.
a. Borax
b. Colemanite
c. Sinhalite
d. Sassolite
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)
Formed by metasomatic reactions between boron-bearing hydrothermal solutions and rhodochrosite in banded manganese deposits.
a. Sassolite
b. Sinhalite
c. Kotoite
d. Jimboite
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)
It is a borate mineral described as contact metamorphosed dolomite.
a. Sassolite
b. Sinhalite
c. Kotoite
d. Jimboite
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)
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)
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
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
What is the formula of Calomel?
HgCl
What is the other name of Quadratic System?
Tetragonal
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
What is the formula of Tennantite?
Cu12As4S13
It is the alternative name for Sphene
Titanite CaTiSiO4
Andalusite sometimes develops a black cross formed by tiny carbonaceous inclusions. This variety is called
Chiastolite
_____ occurs with kyanite and cordierite which indicate a high pressure metamorphic environment. Cruciform twin is a characteristic feature of such mineral.
Staurolite
Minor accessory yttrium phosphate in both acidic and alkalic igneous rocks and their pegmatites
Xenotime
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)).
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)).
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)).
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)
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)
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)
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*)
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)
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
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
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
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
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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)
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)
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)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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
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)
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)
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)
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.)
Enumerate the Rutile subgroups and important elements associated.
PyRuCassUPlatites - (Mn,Ti,Sn,U,Pb - ManTiSanUPaba?)
Pyrolusite, Rutile, Cassiterite, Uraninite, Plattnerite
