Need to Know Minerals Flashcards
Quartz *
Silica
SiO2
Tridimite
Silica
Cristobalite
Silica
Coesite
Silica
Stishovite
Silica
Chert
Cryptocrystalline Silica form
(not a true mineral - lacks crystalline structure)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Silica form
(not a true mineral - lacks crystalline structure)
Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silica form
(not a true mineral - lacks crystalline structure)
Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Silica form
(not a true mineral - lacks crystalline structure)
Flint
Cryptocrystalline Silica form
(not a true mineral - lacks crystalline structure)
Petrified Wood
Cryptocrystalline Silica form
(not a true mineral - lacks crystalline structure)
Anorthite *
Plagioclase Feldspar
Ca Al2 Si2O8
Albite *
Plagioclase Feldspar
Na Al Si3O8
Orthoclase *
(K-spar) Feldspar
K Al Si3O8 (partially ordered, fast/slow cooling)
Sanidine *
(K-spar) Feldspar
K Al Si3O8 (disordered, fast cooling - volcanic)
Microcline *
(K-spar) Feldspar
K Al Si3O8 (highly ordered, slow cooling - granitic)
Anorthoclase *
Feldspar
(Na,K) AlSi3O8
Perthite
Feldspar
(intergrowth of two feldspars)
(not a true mineral - has various compositions)
Leucite
Feldspathoid
Nepheline
Feldspathoid
Sodalite
Feldspathoid
Muscovite *
Mica
K Al2 (Al Si3O10) (OH)2
Biotite *
Mica
K (Mg,Fe)3 Al Si3O10 (OH)2
Phlogopite
Mica (Biotite group)
Annite
Mica (Biotite group)
Lepidolite
Mica
Smectite *
Clay
A0.3 D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
or
(Ca,Na,H) (Al,Mg,Fe,Zn)2 (Si, Al)4O10(OH)2 -xH2O
Illite *
Clay
K0.65 Al2.0 [Al0.65 Si3.35 O10] (OH)2
or
(K,H3O) (Al,Mg,Fe)2 (Si,Al)4O10 [(OH)2 . (H2O)]
Kaolinite *
Clay
Al2 (Si2O5 )(OH)4
Chrysotile *
Serpentine
Mg3 (Si2O5) (OH)4
Lizardite *
Serpentine
Mg3 (Si2O5) (OH)4
Antigorite *
Serpentine
Mg3 (Si2O5) (OH)4
Chlorite *
Sheet Silicate Group
(Mg,Fe,Li)6 Al Si3O10 (OH)8
Talc *
Sheet Silicate
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Enstatite *
Orthopyroxene
MgSiO3
Ferrosilite *
Orthopyroxene
FeSiO3
Augite *
Clinopyroxene
(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
Diopsite *
Clinopyroxene
CaMgSi2O6
Hedenbergite
Clinopyroxene
Spodumene
Clinopyroxene
Wollastonite
Pyroxenoid
Rhodenite
Pyroxenoid
Tremolite *
Amphibole
Ca2 (Mg,Fe)5 Si8O22 (OH)2
Actinolite *
Amphibole
Ca2 (Mg,Fe++)5 Si8O22 (OH)2
or
Ca2 (Mg4.5-2.5,Fe0.5-2.5 ) Si8O22 (OH)2
Glaucophane *
Amphibole
Na2 (Mg3 Al2) Si8O22 (OH)2
Hornblende *
Amphibole
Ca2 (Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5 (Si,Al)8O22 (OH)2
Anthophyllite
Amphibole