Silicates Varieties Flashcards by Deann Tatco

Q

Yellow green gem variety of olivine, fayalite and foresterite

A

Chrysotile

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Rose-red gem variety of pyrope

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Rhodolite

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Fe or Mn var of grossular

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Hessonite

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Cr of V variety of grossular

A

Tsavorite

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Cr bearing of Andradite

A

Dematoid

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Ti bearing of andradite

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Melanite

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V bearing of andradite

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Topazolite

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Pb rich epidote

A

Hancockite

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Mn rich zoisite

A

Thulite

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Sr rich of clinozoisite

A

Niigataite

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B-bearing of vesuvianite

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Wiluite

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Fe-bearing beryl

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Aquamarine

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Cr or V bearing beryl

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Emerald

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Fe (3+) bearing beryl

A

Heliodor

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Mn bearing beryl

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Morganite

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Mn(3+) bearing beryl

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Morganite

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(CO3) bearing beryl

A

Maxixe

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Colorless var of beryl

A

Gosheng

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Violet-blue gem variety of cordierite

A

Iolite

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Mn rich var of jadite

A

Violane

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Mn and Zn rich var of augite

A

Jefersonite

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Cr rich var of spodumene

A

Hiddenite

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Yellow var of spodumene

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Triphane

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Fibrous variety of gruneite

A

Amosite

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Asbestos variety of riebeckite

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Crocidolite

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Mn rich biotite

A

Manganophyllite

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Mn rich muscovite

A

Alurgite

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Cr rich muscovite

A

Fuschite

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Cr rich clinochore

A

Kammererite

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Al rich quartz

A

Smoky quartz

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Fe bearing (teyello) quartz

A

Citrine

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Fe bearing (purple) quartz

A

Amthyst

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Mn bearing quartz

A

Rose quartz

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Fluid bearing quartz

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Milky quartz

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Labradorite that has schiller effect

A

Spectrolit

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Ogioclase that has adularescence

A

Moonstone

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Albite that has iridescence

A

Peristerite

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Orthoclase that is white

A

Adularia

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Deep green microcline

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Amazonite

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Yellow rutile

A

Anatase

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Red bearing corundum

A

Ruby

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Metal bearing corundum (any color)

A

Sapphire