Other Minerals (Phosphates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Arsenides)

Question 1

Minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO4)^3- anion.

Answer 1

Phosphates

Question 2

A group of phosphates in the apatite supergroup related to fluorapatite

Answer 2

Belovite

Question 3

A group of minerals containing anhydrous phosphates and vanadates.

Answer 3

Xenotime

Question 4

Xenotime is a what ore?

Answer 4

REE Ore (Rare Earth Mineral)

Question 5

Distinguishing Feature of Xenotime

Answer 5

Radioactive

Question 6

Xenotime occurs as?

Answer 6

Pegmatites

Question 7

Mixed oxides containing tungsten or compounds that contain an oxoanion of tungsten.

Answer 7

Tungstates

Question 8

Scheelite is an ore mineral of?

Answer 8

Tungsten

Question 9

Tungsten used for?

Answer 9

Light, due to it’s fluorescent

Question 10

A molybdenum-bearing variety of Scheelite

Answer 10

Molybdoscheelite

Question 11

Alias of Iron Tungstate

Answer 11

Ferberite

Question 12

Ferberite pseudomorph after Scheelite

Answer 12

Reinite

Question 13

Alias of Hubnerite

Answer 13

Manganese Tungstate

Question 14

Are compounds containing negatively charged oxymolybdenum ions.

Answer 14

Molybdates