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Physical Geology Lab
Mineral identification
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Geology
03/16/2010

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Term
Definition
Apatite - Light Green (crystal shaped)
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Definition

Plagioclase

 

Blue/Gray

Term
Definition

Biotite

 

Black w/ marbling

Term
Definition

Calcite

 

clear/ very hazy

Term
Definition

Olivine

 

dark outside - green sparkly inside

Term
Definition

Magnetite

 

very dark - small sparkles

Term
Definition

Sphalerite

 

shiney brown and black

Term
Definition

Corundum

 

small red and shiney

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Definition

Fluorite

 

clearish with purple haze

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Definition

Galena

 

metallic(shiney) - sharp edges

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Definition

Garnet

 

shiney - beef jerky looking

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Definition

Halite

 

clear, cbue - not as hazy as Calicite

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Definition

Hematite

 

red, iron-rich

Term
Definition

Amphibole

 

all black!!

Term
Definition

Potassium Feldspar

 

light tan colored

Term
Definition
clearish, white and pink
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Definition

Talc

 

soapy, shiney white

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Definition

Quartz (2)

 

clear, cylinders

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Definition

Selenite

 

very smooth, not clear