nicknames for minerals Flashcards by Duncan Jao

Q

cinnamon stone

A

grossular

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fairy stone/fairy cross

A

sillimanite

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sphene

A

titanite

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jargon

A

zircon

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orthite

A

allanite

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brazilian emerald

A

beryl

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jade

A

jadeite

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mountain leather/cork

A

tremolite

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brown asbestos

A

grunerite

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blue asbestos/tigers eye

A

riebeckite

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isinglass

A

muscovite

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brittle mica

A

margarite

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white asbestos

A

chrysotile

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soap stone

A

talc

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china clay

A

kaolinite

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blood stone

A

chalcedony

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eliplite

A

nepheline

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Lapis Lazuli;
Ultramarine

A

lazurite

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sandstone

A

anorthite

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Cleavelandite;

A

albite

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Sodaspar;

A

albite

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moonstone

A

albite

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amazon stone

A

microcline

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plush/ruby copper

A

cuprite

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titania

A

rutile

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kenya gem

A

rutile

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Visor; Wood;
Stream Tin; Tin
Spar

A

cassiterite

Q

wad

A

pyrolusite

Q

pitchblende

A

uraninite

Q

Iron Rose;
Kidney Ore;
Red Ochre

A

hematite

Q

emery

A

corundum

Q

balas ruby

A

spinel

Q

lodestone

A

magnetite

Q

Cat’s eye;
Cabochon
Gem

A

chrysoberyl

Q

bloombago

A

graphite

Q

golden paint

A

orpiment

Q

powder of the mine

A

realgar

Q

magnetic pyrite

A

pyrrhotite

Q

silver glance

A

argentite

Q

spelter

A

sphalerite

Q

lead glance

A

galena

Q

fool’s gold (pale yellow)

A

pyrite

Q

white iron pyrite

A

marcasite

Q

peacock ore

A

bornite

Q

red resin

A

cinnabar

Q

capillary pyrite

A

millerite

Q

fool’s gold (iridiscent purple,
blue and red tarnish)

A

chalcopyrite

Q

table salt

A

halite

Q

horn silver

A

cerargyrite

Q

iceland spar

A

calcite

Q

Clay iron stone;
Black band ore

A

siderite

Q

Pearl Spar

A

dolomite

Q

Flos Ferri

A

aragonite

Q

white lead

A

cerussite

Q

alumstone

A

alunite

Q

satin spar

A

gypsum

Q

blue vetriole

A

chalcanthite

Q

crested rose

A

barite

Q

cogwheel ore

A

bournonite

Q

light ruby silver

A

proustite

Q

dark ruby silver

A

pyrargyrite

Q

feather ore

A

jamesonite

Q

pog ore/ gossan

A

goethite

Q

tin cal

A

borax

Q

collophane

A

apatite

Q

nickel bloom

A

annabergite