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Sulfosalts and Sulfates Flashcards

1
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An extensive group of minerals, mostly rare species, marked by some of the most complicated atomic and crystal structures known to inorganic chemistry.

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Sulfosalts

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2
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Most sulfosalts are what in color?

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Lead gray

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3
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Dimorph of Luzonite

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Enargite

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4
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intimately intergrown with Enargite
named after an island in the Philippines

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Luzonite

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5
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Mercury rich variety of Tetrahedrite

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Schwazite

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6
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Old German term for Tetrahedrite

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Fahlerz

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7
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Bismuth variety of Tennantite

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Annivite

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8
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Silver-rich form variety of Tennantite

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Argentotenanntite

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9
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Rounded shape variety of Tennantite

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Binnite

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10
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A source of silver, used as gemstones

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Proustite

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11
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Color / Distinguishing Feature of Proustite

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Light ruby

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12
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Alias of Xanthoconite

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Ruby Silver

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13
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Color / Distinguishing Feature of Xanthoconite

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Ruby Silver

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14
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Alias of Pyrargyrite

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Dark Silver Ore, Ruby Blende

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15
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Alias of Jamesonite

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Feather ore

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16
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Alias of Stephanite

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Black Silver

17
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Any naturally occurring salt of sulfuric acid.

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Sulfates

18
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4 ways sulfate minerals can occur

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-As late oxidation products of preexisting sulfide ores
-As evaporite deposits
-In circulatory solutions
-Deposits formed by hot water or volcanic gases

19
Q

Sulfate minerals that contain water

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Hydrous

20
Q

Materials for plaster of tiles

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Gypsum

21
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Gypsum can be what mineral when it’s dehydrated

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Anhydrite

22
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Fine-grained massive form of gypsum

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Alabaster

23
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Fibrous variety of Gypsum

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Satin Spar

24
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Transparent variety of Gypsum

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Selenite

25
Q

Alias of Chalcanthite

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Blue Vitriole

26
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Alias of Melanterite

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Copperas

27
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Sulfate minerals that does not contain water

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Anhydrous

28
Q

Alias of Barite

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Crested Rose

29
Q

What mineral is too heavy for a nonmetal mineral

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Barite

30
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Rose like aggregate variety of Barite

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Baryte Rose

31
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A variety of Baryte containing trace amounts of Radium

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Radian Barite

32
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A pseudostalactitic banded variety of crystalline Barite

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Oakstone

33
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Strontium-bearing variety of Barite

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Celestobarite

34
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Alias of Celestite

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Celestine

35
Q

Celestite is used in?

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fireworks and in various metal aloys

36
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Alias of Anglesite

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Lead Vitriol

37
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A semi-transparent light blue-grey fine-grained Anhydrite

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Angelite

38
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A granular variety of Anhydrite

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Vulpinite

39
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Variety of anhydrite distinguished by the pattern of formation

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Bowel Stone

Mineralogy (19 decks)

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