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Mineral Groups Flashcards

1
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What subgroups are in the Silicates group?

A
  • Nesosilicates
  • Sorosilicates
  • Cyclosilicates
  • Inosilicates (double and single chain)
  • Phyllosilicates
  • Tectosilicates
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2
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What minerals are in the Nesosilicates group?

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  • Olivine
  • Garnets
  • Zircon
  • Titanite
  • Staurolite
  • Aluminium silicates
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3
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What minerals are in the Olivine group?

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  • Forsterite

* Fayalite

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What minerals are in the Garnets group?

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  • Pyrope
  • Almandine
  • Grossular
  • Andradite
  • Spessartine
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5
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What minerals are in the Aluminium silicate group?

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  • Andalusite
  • Sillimanite
  • Kyanite
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What minerals are in the Sorosilicates group?

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The Epidote group:
• Zoesite
• Clinozoesite
• Epidote
• Allanite
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7
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What mineral is in the Cyclosilicates group?

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Tourmaline

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What minerals are in the Inosilicates (single chain) group?

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The Pyroxenes:
• Diopside
• Hedenbergite
• Augite
• Pigeonite
• Enstatite
• Ferrosilite
• Aegirine
• Jadeite
• Wollastonite
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What minerals are in the Inosilicates (double chain) group?

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Amphiboles
• Hornblendes
• Tremolite
• Actinolite
• Glaucophane
• Riebekite
• Richterite
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What minerals are in the Phyllosilicates?

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  • Micas
  • Clays
  • Talc
  • Serpentine
  • Chlorite
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What minerals are in the Micas group?

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  • Biotite
  • Muscovite
  • Phologopite
  • Annite
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12
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What minerals are in the Clays group?

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  • Kaolinite

* Montmorillonite

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13
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What minerals are in the Tectosilicates group?

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  • Feldspars

* Feldspathoids

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14
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What minerals are in the Feldspars group?

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  • Othoclase/Microcline/Sanidine
  • Anorthoclase
  • Albite
  • Anorthite
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15
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What minerals are in the Feldspathoids group?

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  • Leucite

* Nepheline

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16
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What minerals are in the Oxides group?

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  • Spinels
  • Ilmenite
  • Hematite
  • Rutile
17
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What minerals are in the Spinels group?

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  • Magnetite
  • Spinel
  • Chromite
18
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What minerals are in the Sulfides group?

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  • Pyrite

* Pyrrhotite

19
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What minerals are in the Sulfates group?

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  • Gypsum
  • Anhydrite
  • Barite
20
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What minerals are in the Carbonates group?

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  • Calcite
  • Aragonite
  • Dolomite
  • Magnesite
  • Ankerite
21
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What minerals are in the Phosphates group?

A
  • Apatite

* Monazite

Mineralogy Quiz (2 decks)

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