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Mnemonics Flashcards

1
Q

Hardness scale mnemonic

A

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

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2
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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

A

Hard archaic professional phantoms

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4
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Precambrian eons sequence mnemonic

A

Hard archaic professionals

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5
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Phanerozoic eras sequence mnemonic

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Pals meet centaurs

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6
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Cenozoic periods/epochs sequence mnemonic

A

Quarters provide plenty of epic holographic earrings

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7
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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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9
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Sulfides (4)

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Galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite

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10
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Carbonates (3)

A

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)

A

Apatite, turquoise

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13
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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)

A

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
Q

Mafic mnemonic

A

Mad goats in bad eyeglasses

18
Q

Mafic minerals (4)

A

P, C-F, A, O

19
Q

Ultramafic mnemonic

A

Underpants in knightly easements

20
Q

Ultramafic minerals (3)

A

O, P, C-F

21
Q

Evaporite crystallization sequence (4)

A

Carbonates, sulfates, halides, K-salts

22
Q

Cenozoic era periods (2)

A

Tertiary and quarternary

23
Q

Mesozoic era periods (3)

A

Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic

24
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Paleozoic era periods (6)

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Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

25
Q

Sand size

A

0.062 - 2mm

26
Q

Silt size

A

0.004 - 0.062mm

27
Q

Clay size

A

<0.004mm

28
Q

Gravel size

A

> 2mm

29
Q

Grain size sequence (7)

A

Boulder, cobble, pebble, granule, sand, silt, clay

30
Q

Blueschist

A

High pressure, low temperature metamorphism

31
Q

Greenschist

A

low pressure, low temperature metamorphism

EAS 210 (25 decks)

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