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Minerals Flashcards

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Sulfur

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a) S b) Native Element c) Smell and yellow color

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Graphite

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a) C b) Native Element c) Greasy feel, black streak

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Copper

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a) Cu b. Native Element c. reddish color, hackly fracture, high specific gravity, and malleability

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Chalcocite

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a) Cu2S b. Sulfide c. Lead-gray color and sectility

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Bornite

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a. Cu5FeS4 b. Sulfide c. peacock color or bronze coor with a purple tarnish

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Galena

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a. PbS b. Sulfide c. High specific gravity, cubic cleavage, softness, lead-gray streak

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Sphalerite

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a. ZnS b. Sulfide c. Smell, resinous luster, reddish-brown streak

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Chalcopyrite

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a. CuFeS2 b. Sulfide c. Brass-yellow color, greenish-black streak. Softer than steel (pyrite is stronger) and Brittler than gold

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Pyrrhotite

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a. Fe1-xS b. Sulfide c. Massive nature, bronze color, and magnetism

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Cinnabar

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a. HgS b. Sulfide c. Red color, scarlet streak, high specific gravity, and rhmobohederal cleavage

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Realgar

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a. AsS b. Sulfide c. Red color, resinous luster, orange-red streak

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Orpiment

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a. As2S3 b. Sulfide c. Yellow-orange color, foliated, perfect cleavage

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Stibnite

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a. Sb2S3 b. Sulfide c. Easy fusibility, bladed habit, perfect cleavage in one direction, lead-gray color, soft black streak. Fusible in a candle flame

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Pyrite

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a. FeS2 b. Sulfide c. Various isometric crystals. Harder than chalcopyrite.

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Marcasite

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a. FeS2 b. Sulfide c. Pale yellow color, fibrous.

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Arsenopyrite

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a. FeAsS b. Sulfide c. Silver-wite color, streaks black.

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Molybdenite

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a. MoS2 b. Sulfide c. Like graphite, but with higher specific gravity. Has a slight blue tone. Green streak.

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Skutterrudite

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a. (Co,Ni)As3 b. Sulfide c. Tin-white to silver-gray color. Shiny!

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Tetrahedrite

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a. Cu12Sb4S13 b. Sulfide c. Tetrahedral crystal habit, no cleavage, steel gray or silver color

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Halite

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a. NaCl b. Halide c. Tastes salty, perfect cubic cleavage, less bitter than sylvite

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Sylvite

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a. KCl b. Halide c. Bitter taste, perfect cleavage, cubic crystals

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Flourite

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a. CaF2 b. Halide c. Cubic crystal and octahedral cleavage and can be scratched with a knife

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Cryolite

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a. Na3AlF6 b. Halide c. Pseudocubic parting, white color.

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Magnetite

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a. Fe3O4 b. Oxide c. Strong magnetism, black color, hardness.

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Chromite

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a. FeCr2O4 b. Oxide c. Submetallic luster

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Corundum

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a. Al2O3 b. Oxide c. Very hard, high specific gravity, Infusible, Barrel shaped crystals

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Hematite

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a. Fe2O3 b. Oxide c. Red streak in both forms

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Goethite (Limonite)

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a. aFeO(OH) b. Oxide c. Yellow-brown streak

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Ilmenite

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a. FeTiO3 b. Oxide c. No magnetism, black to brownish red streak

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Pyrolusite

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a. MnO2 b. Oxide c. Black streak and low hardness

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Brucite

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a. Mg(OH)2 b. Oxide c. Foliated, light color, pearly luster. Inelastic

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Ulexite

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a. NaCaB5O6(OH)6-5H20 b. Oxide c. Soft with silky luster, fiberopti c.

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Romanechite (psilomelane)

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a. BaMn2+Mn84+016(OH)4 b. Oxide c. Botyryoidal form. Dendritic pattern

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Calcite

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a. CaCO3 b. Carbonate c. Effervesce readily in cold dilute HCL. Not very hard. Light color. Rhombohedral Cleavage

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Magnesite

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a. MgCO3 b. Carbonate c. Dissolves in hot HCL. Looks like Chert. Lack of calcium

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Siderite

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a. FeCO3 b. Carbonate c. Only dark brown carbonate. hot HCL effervences

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Rhodochrosite

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a. MnCO3 b. Carbonate c. Pink color, rhombohedral cleavage. Infusible. Soluble in hot HCL

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Smithsonite

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a. ZnCO3 b. Carbonate c. Soluble in cold HCL. Harder than calcite. Has Zin c.

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Dolomite

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a. CaMg(CO3)2 b. Carbonate c. Cold dilute HCL some dissolution, but mostly in hot. Often flesh-pink color

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Aragonite

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a. CaCO3 b. Carbonate c. Higher specific gravity than Calcite. No Rhombohedral cleavage. Effervesces in cold HCl

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Strontianite

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a. SrCO3 b. Carbonate c. High specific gravity. Poor cleavage

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Cerussite

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a. PbCO3 b. Carbonate c. Effervesces in nitric acid, white color, high specific gravity, and cleavage

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Azurite

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a. Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 b. Carbonate c. Azure blue color

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Malachite

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a. Cu2CO3(OH)2 b. Carbonate c. Bright green color. Soluble in HCL, yielding a green solution.

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Apatite

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a. Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH, CO3) b. Phosphate c. Crystals, colors, and hardness. Prominent pyramidal termination of its crystal and softer than a knife’s blade

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Wavelite

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a. Al3(PO4)2(OH)3-5H20 b. Phosphate c. Radiating Globular Aggregates

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Lazulite

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a. (Mg,Fe)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 b. Phosphate c. Blue color

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Amblygonite

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a. LiAlFPO4 b. Phosphate c. Similar to feldspar, but angles different

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Barite

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a. BaSO4 b. Sulfate c. High specific gravityTabular crystals

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Celestite

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a. SrSO4 b. Sulfate c. Chemical test for strontium, lighter than barite.

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Anglesite

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a. PbSO4 b. Sulfate c. High specific gravity, similar to cerussite, does not effervesce in nitric acid

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Anhydrite

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a. CaSO4 b. Sulfate c. Three cleavage at right angles. Harder than gypsum.

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Gypsum

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a. CaSO4-2H20 b. Sulfate c. Softness and three unequal cleavages

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Wulfenite

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a. PbMoO4 b. Molybdate c. Square tabular color, orange to yellow color.

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