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Minerals Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

SULFUR

A

Smells like rotten eggs

Bright yellow

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2
Q

Graphite

A

Very soft

Writes

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3
Q

Galena (PbS)

A

Shiny
Heavy
Matrix

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4
Q

Sphalerite

A

Yellowish brown

Like dark glass countertop

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5
Q

Chalcopyrite

A

Brass yellow

Rusty

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6
Q

Pyrite

A

Granular

Fools gold

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7
Q

Corundum

A

Hexagonal
Scratches glass
No streak

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8
Q

Hematite

Non metallic

A

Earthy appearance

Does not affect glass

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9
Q

Hematite

Metallic

A

Metallic
Steel to grey
Very sparkly

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10
Q

Magnetite

A

Magnetic
Non metallic
Heavy

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11
Q

Limonite

A

Craters
Mars looking
Rusty

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12
Q

Halite (NaCl)

A

Dissolves

Salt

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13
Q

Fluorite

A

Colorless with purple
Waxy looking
Triangular cleavage

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14
Q

Calcite (CaC0 2)

A

Reacts to acid
Light colored
White, yellow
Full illusion

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15
Q

Dolomite

A

Rhombohedral
Dark
El jorobado de notredam
Reacts to acid when powder

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16
Q

Gypsum

A

Colorless to white
Looks like ice
Thin sheets

17
Q

Apatite 18

A

Does not scratch glass
Grey streak
No cleavage
Green with maroon (messy)

18
Q

Apatite (19)

A

Colorful
Green
Hexagonal crystals

19
Q

Olivine

A

Yellow
Dessert looking
Sandy

20
Q

Garnet

A

Red and black granular mix
No shape
Dark
Scratches glass

21
Q

Augite

A

Blocky
Rusty appearance
Non metallic
Scratches glass

22
Q

Hornblende

A

More reflective
Non metallic
Grey streak
Scratches glass

23
Q

Kaolinite (24)

A

Chalky

White

24
Q

Talc (25)

A 
Pearl looking
No cleavage
Coral 
Not see through
Beige
Soft
25
Q

Muscovite (26)

A

One layer

Colorless to transparent

26
Q

Biotite

A

Dark color

One thin layer

27
Q

Quartz (28)

A

Colorless
Crystal
Hardness of 7

28
Q

Milky Quartz

A

White and colorless
Conchoidal fracture
Hardness of 7

29
Q

Rose quarts

A

Pink and see through

30
Q

Orthoclase (32)

A

Pink countertops

Mexican pink

31
Q

Plagioclase (33)

A

Marble

Slightly layered

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