Tectosilicates Flashcards
Tectosilicates Formula
SiO2
Tectosilicates also known as
Framework Silicates
Tectosilicate minerals are known to be
Highly durable
They make up about what % of the earth’s crust
75%
Subgroups of Tectosilicates
Silica Group
Plagioclase Feldspar/Alkali
Feldspathoids
Scapolite
Zeolites
It is the most abundant minerals in the Earth’s crust, making up about 90% of it’s volume.
Silica
Alpha Quartz
Amethyst
Rose Quartz
Smokey Quartz
Chemical Formula of Quartz
SiO2
One of the most abundant minerals on Earth, comprising about 12% of the Earth’s crust by volume.
Quartz
Varieties of Quartz
Amethyst
Rose Quartz
Smokey Quartz
Milky Quartz
Pure Quartz
Citrine
Blue Quartz
Aventurine
Morion
Why alpha quartz are called true quartz?
Quartz being the final mineral that forms in the Bowen’s series, becoming resistant to weathering making alpha quartz the purest form of quartz.
Varieties of Chalcedony
Chert
Flint
Carnelian
Jasper
Blue Agate
Sardonyx
Fire Agata
Chrysoprase
Heliotrope
Damsonite
Iris Agate
Onyx
Rose Quartz color is caused by?
Dumortierite
Smokey Quartz color is caused by?
Presence of aluminum (irradiated)
Milky Quartz color is caused by?
Fluid inclusions
a.k.a rock crystal
Pure Quartz
Citrine color is caused by?
Aluminum/Iron
Blue quartz color is caused by?
Inclusions of fibrous minerals such as crocidolite and of tourmaline.
Aventurine color is caused by?
Fuschite
Morion color caused by?
Exposure to natural radiation (black)
Carnelian reddish variety cause
Iron Oxide Impurities
Jasper inclusions
Hematite and iron hydroxides
Blue Agate color cause
Iron, Manganese or copper
Sardonyx Color and cause
Reddish-brown and presence of iron oixde
Fire Agate inclusions
Geothite or limonite
Chrysoprase color and cause
Apple-green and presence of Ni-bearing silicates
Heliotrope a.k.a and color and cause
Bloodstone, Greenish-blue, inclusions of chlorite and amphiboles
Damsonite color and cause
Light violet, manganese