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Details Title: Lab 1: Minerals Description: Properties Total Flash Cards: 41 Created: 09/17/2006 11:13:10	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Talc Definition Hardness: 1 Common Use: Body Powder Term Gypsum Definition Hardness: 2 Common Use: Sheet Rock CaSO4 •2H2O Term Calcite Definition Hardness: 3 Common Use: Cement CaCO3 Term Fluorite Definition Hardness: 4 Common Use: Flux in steel Term Apatite Definition Hardness: 5 Common Use: P Fertilizer Term Orthoclase Definition Hardness: 6 Common Use: Ceramics KAlSiO Term Quartz Definition Hardness: 7 Common Use: Sandpaper SiO2 Term Topaz Definition Hardness: 8 Common Use: Gem Term Corundum Definition Hardness:9 Common Use: Abrasive Term Diamond Definition Hardness: 10 Common Use: Gem, abrasive Term Galena Definition Common Use: Pb Ore Term Chlorite Definition Term Magnetite Definition Common Use: Fe Ore Fe3O4 Term Chalcopyrite Definition Common Use: Cu Ore Term Limonite Definition Fe2O3 •nH2O Term Halite Definition Common Use: Table Salt NaCl Term Biotite Definition FeMg Silicate Term Muscovite Definition Common Use: Insulation Non FeMg Silicate Term Kaolinite Definition Common Use: Medicine Hydrous Al Silicate Term Anhydrite Definition CaSO4 Term Hematite Definition Common Use: Fe Ore Fe2O3 Term Graphite Definition Common Use: Pencil Lead C Term Malachite Definition Common Use: Cu ore Term Bornite Definition Common Use: Cu ore Term Bauxite Definition Common Use: Al Ore Hydrous Al Oxide Term Kyanite Definition Common Use: Cu Ore Term Azurite Definition Term Augite Definition Term Plagioclase Definition Ca-Na AlSiO Term Staurolite Definition Term Sillimanite Definition Term Garnet Definition Common Use: Gem Term Sphalerite Definition Common Use: Zn Ore Term Chalcedony Definition SiO2 Term Tourmaline Definition Term Olivine Definition (Fe,Mg) SiO Term Cassiterite Definition Common Use: Sn Ore Term Aragonite Definition CaCO3 Term Cinnabar Definition Common Use: Hg Ore Term Pyrite Definition FeS2 Term Hornblende Definition FeMg Sillicate