Week 1: 29 Minerals Flashcards
Olivine
An Fe/Mg rich nesosilicate.
Zircon
Zr^(2+) or Zirconium rich nesosilicate.
Garnet
Nesosilicates with transition & Alkaline Earth metals.
Epidote
A silica-oxygen rich sorosilicate.
Pyroxene
Single chain silicate group. XY(Si,Al)2O6.
Hornblende Amphibole
Either (Ca, Mg), (Fe) or (Na) rich double chain silicate.
Muscovite
K bearing mica sheet silicate.
Biotite
A K, Mg and Fe bearing mica sheet silicate.
Talc
Mg rich sheet silicate.
Chlorite
A MgFeMn rich sheet silicate.
Clay Kaolinite
Al rich sheet silicate.
Feldspar Orthoclase
K or Na solid solution alkali feldspar in framework silicate group.
Feldspar Albite
Na Al plagioclase feldspar in framework silicate group.
Feldspar Anorthite
Ca plagioclase feldspar and in the framework silicates.
Quartz
SiO2 framework silicate.
Hematite
An Fe rich oxide.
Rutile
An Ti rich oxide.
Corundum
An Al rich oxide.
Magnetite
An Fe rich oxide.
Goethite
An Fe rich hydroxide.
Limonite
An Fe rich hydroxide.
Pyrite
An Fe rich sulphide.
Chalkopyrite
Cu and Fe rich sulphide.
Calcite
Ca rich carbonate.
Dolomite
CaMg carbonate.
Galena
Pb rich Sulphide.
Fluorspar
Ca rich Halide.
Halite
Na rich Halide. (salt)
Gypsum
Ca rich sulphate.
And that’s all 29!
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