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Hardness scale mnemonic

A

Tacky gyms can fly apes or quiet toads conveniently, ditto?

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Soil horizons mnemonic

A

Oreos are eaten by cats

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3
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Eons sequence mnemonic

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Hard archaic professional phantoms

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4
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Precambrian eons sequence mnemonic

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Hard archaic professionals

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Phanerozoic eras sequence mnemonic

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Pals meet centaurs

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Cenozoic periods/epochs sequence mnemonic

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Quarters provide plenty of epic holographic earrings

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Oxides (5)

A

Hematite, magnetite, corundum, alumina, uranite

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Sulfates (3)

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Gypsum, anhydrite, barite

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Sulfides (4)

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Galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite

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Carbonates (3)

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Calcite, aragonite, dolomite

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Halides (3)

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Halite, fluorite, sylvite

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12
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Phosphates (2)

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Apatite, turquoise

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Felsic mnemonic

A

Fancy girls in rare earrings

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14
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Intermediate mnemonic

A

Icy dogs in actual earplugs

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15
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Felsic minerals (6)

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Q, PN-F, A, M, B

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16
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Intermediate minerals (5)

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A, NC-F, P, B

17
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Mafic mnemonic

A

Mad goats in bad eyeglasses

18
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Mafic minerals (4)

A

P, C-F, A, O

19
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Ultramafic mnemonic

A

Underpants in knightly easements

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Ultramafic minerals (3)

21
Q

Evaporite crystallization sequence (4)

A

Carbonates, sulfates, halides, K-salts

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Cenozoic era periods (2)

A

Tertiary and quarternary

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Mesozoic era periods (3)

A

Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic

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Paleozoic era periods (6)

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Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

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Sand size
0.062 - 2mm
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Silt size
0.004 - 0.062mm
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Clay size
<0.004mm
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Gravel size
>2mm
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Grain size sequence (7)
Boulder, cobble, pebble, granule, sand, silt, clay
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Blueschist
High pressure, low temperature metamorphism
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Greenschist
low pressure, low temperature metamorphism

EAS 210 (25 decks)

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