Nesosilicates

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Simplest of all the silicate subclasses

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Nesosilicates

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Nesosilicates are also known as?

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Orthosilicates/Single Island

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A group of rock-forming minerals that are typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks

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Olivine

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One of the first minerals to crystallize from a magma.

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Olivine

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5 Minerals under the Olivine Series

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Forsterite
Fayalite
Monticellite
Kirschsteinite
Tephroite

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Magnesium rich end member of the olivine solid solution series

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Forsterite

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Green gem variety of Forsterite

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Peridot

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Variety of Forsterite that mainly contains Forsterite and Serpentine

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Jian Forsterite Jade

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Iron rich end member of the olivine solid solution series

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Fayalite

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Variety of Fayalite that is a member of the forsterite-fayalite series

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Ferrohortonolite

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A manganoan, zincian variety of Fayalite

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Roepperite

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The grayish silicate mineral in the olivine family

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Monticellite

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Occur as an accessory of metamorphic and in some igneous rocks.

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Garnet

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6 Minerals under Garnet

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Pyrope
Almandine
Spessartine
Uvarovite
Grossular
Andradite

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The only member of the garnet family to always display red coloration in natural samples

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Pyrope

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Purple variety of pyrope-almandine found in Colorado

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Rhodolite

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Red orange variety of Pyrope

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Malaia Garnet

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The most common garnet

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Almandine

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orange to red form of the gemstone Garnet

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Spessartine

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One of the rarest members of the Garnet Group

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Uvarovite

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Garnet in Philippines

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Zambales Jade

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orange to orange-brown variety of Grossular

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Hessonite

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green, pink, grayish-white to bluish variety of grossular

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Hydrogrossular

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Green in color variety of Grossular

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Tsavorite

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yellow-green variety of Grossular

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Mali

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The most lustrous Garnet

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Andradite

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Lustrous, opaque black or very dark red in color variety of Andradite

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Melanite

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olive-green to emerald-green in color variety of Andradite (one of the most valuable and rare stones in the gemological world)

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Demantoid

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Yellow to brownish-yellow variety of Andradite

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Topazolite

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A group of nesosilicate minerals formed under metamorphism

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Alluminosilicates

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3 Minerals under Alluminosilicates

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Andalusite
Sillimanite
Kyanite

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shaped inclusions of carbon variety of Andalusite

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Chiastolite

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manganese bearing variety of Andalusite

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Viridine

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Fibrous variety of Sillimanite

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Fibrolite

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White to gray variety of Kyanite

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Rhatizite

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Zircon was originally named?

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Lyncurion

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3 Minerals in Zircon

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Zircon
Coffinite
Hafnon

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Blue variety of Zircon; caused by?

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Starlite, Uranium

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A micro-granular, earthy variety of Zircon

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Arshinovite

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an anthropogenic variety of Zircon

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Chernobylite

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Often used as an indicator mineral

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Titanite

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Known for it’s unique cross shaped formation due to it’s twinning behavior.

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Staurolite