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MINERALOGY LECTURE EXAM !!!! > PRELIM: Characteristics of A Mineral > Flashcards

PRELIM: Characteristics of A Mineral Flashcards

1
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> Criteria of a mineral:

Refers to a mineral produced by living organisms.

A

Biominerals

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Who further developed the Theory of Rational Indices for Crystal Faces in 1801?

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Rene Just Hauy

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> Criteria of a mineral:

  • Occur in the solid phase, and never in any other phases such as liquid, gas, or plasma.
A

Solid

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> Criteria of a mineral:

Refers to lab-grown minerals.

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Synthetic minerals

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> Criteria of a mineral:

Refers to materials that possess a geometric crystal structure.

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Crystals

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6
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What device permits studying the behavior of light in crystalline substances?

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“Polarizing microscope”

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7
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Who categorized 16 minerals into three groups?

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Theophrastus

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8
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“The Father of Stratigraphy”

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Nicolas Steno

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9
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“Known as the “Father of Economic Geology”

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Georgius Agricola

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10
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According to geology, a mineral must be:

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  • Naturally occurring
  • Inorganic
  • Solid
  • Orderly crystalline structure
  • Represented by a chemical formula
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Early humans made use of minerals to create the historic cave paintings.

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Stone age

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12
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Who developed the chemical classification of minerals together with his students between 1719 and 1848?

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Baron Jons Jacob Berzelius

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Minerals were mined for the extraction of metals.

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Bronze age

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14
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> Criteria of a mineral:

  • Do not contain
    any organic materials.
A

Inorganic

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15
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Who studied and created more work on crystal angle measurement, confirming Steno’s work.

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Rome De I’sle

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16
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> Criteria of a mineral:

  • Forms by itself in nature without any
    aid from humans.
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Naturally occurring

17
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What is a device used for measuring interfacial crystal angles?

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“Contact Goniometer”

18
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> Criteria of a mineral:

  • Have a specific ratio of atoms but does not have to have a fixed composition.
A

Definite chemical formula

19
Q

What are the three groups that Theophrastus categorized 16 minerals into?

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Metals, stones, and earth

20
Q

> Criteria of a mineral:

Refers to “minerals” that do not possess an ordered crystalline structure.

A

Amorphous

21
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In what BC did Theophrastus categorize 16 minerals into three groups?

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327-287 BC

22
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> Criteria of a mineral:

  • Atoms are arranged in a specific order that gives them their crystalline structure.
A

Ordered crystalline structure

23
Q

What is the title of the published mining practices and information in 1556?

A

“De Re Metallica Libri XII”

24
Q

Who conceptualized that crystals were made of minute building blocks or unit cells, which he called integral molecules in 1784?

A

Rene Just Hauy

25
Q

Who published the first account of mining practices and
information on minerals in 1556.

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Georgius Agricola

26
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Who invented the polarizing microscope in 1828?

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27
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According to Philippine law, a mineral must be:

A
  • Naturally occurring
  • Inorganic substance
  • Can be solid, liquid gas, or any intermediate state, excluding energy materials such as coal, petroleum,
    natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal
    energy.
28
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Known for studying and discovering constant crystal faces in 1669.

A

Nicolas Steno

29
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> Criteria of a mineral:

Refers to a range of minerals that occur or belong in a range of chemical compositions.

A

Mineral series

30
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Who invented the reflecting goniometer in 1809, which permitted precise measurements of crystal faces?

A

William Hyde Wollaston

31
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Who formulated the Law of the Consistency of Interfacial
Angle in 1783.

A

Rome De I’sle

32
Q

Who invented the “Contact Goniometer” in 1780?

A

Arnould Carangeot

33
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What minerals did the early humans use as pigments in the Stone Age?

A

Hematite and black manganese oxides

34
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Who has the mineral Wollastonite after him?

A

William Hyde Wollaston

MINERALOGY LECTURE EXAM !!!! (17 decks)

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