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Chemical Compositions
Common minerals and their chemical compositions
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Geology
Undergraduate 3
12/15/2014
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Term
Quartz, Tridymite, Cristobalite
 Definition
SiO2
Term
Sanidine, Orthoclase, Microcline
 Definition
(K, Na)AlSi3O8
Term
Albite
 Definition
NaAlSi3O8
Term
Anorthite
 Definition
CaAl2Si2O8
Term
Nepheline
 Definition
(Na,K)AlSiO4
Term
Leucite
 Definition
KAlSi2O6
Term
Sodalite
 Definition
Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
Term
Scapolite
 Definition
(Na,Ca,K)4Al3(Al,Si)3Si6O24(Cl,CO3,SO4,OH)
Term
Forsterite
 Definition
MG2SiO4
Term
Fayalite
 Definition
Fe2SiO4
Term
Enstatite
 Definition
Mg2Si2O6
Term
Ferrosilite
 Definition
Fe2Si2O6
Term
Diopside
 Definition
CaMgSi2O6
Term
Hedenbergite
 Definition
CaFeSi2O6
Term
Augite
 Definition
(Ca,Mg,Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)2O6
Term
Pigeonite
 Definition
(Mg,Fe,Ca)(Mg,Fe)Si2O6
Term
Jadeite
 Definition
NaAlSi2O6
Term
Wollastonite
 Definition
CaSiO3
Term
Anthophylite
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH,F)2
Term
Tremolite-Actinolite
 Definition
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH,F)2
Term
Hornblende
 Definition
Ca2(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Si,Al)8O22(OH,F)2
Term
Riebeckite
 Definition
Na2Fe3+2Fe2+3Si8O22(OH,F)2
Term
Biotite
 Definition
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Term
Muscovite
 Definition
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Term
Paragonite
 Definition
NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Term
Pyrophyllite
 Definition
Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Term
Talc
 Definition
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Term
Chlorite
 Definition
(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Al,Si)4O10(OH)8
Term
Serpentine
 Definition
MgSi4O10(OH)8
Term
Pyrope
 Definition

 

Mg3Al2Si3O12

 
Term
Almandine
 Definition
Fe3Al2Si3O12
Term
Spessartine
 Definition

Mn3Al2Si3O12

 
Term
Grossular
 Definition

Ca3Al2Si3O12
Term
Andradite
 Definition
Ca3(Fe+3, Ti)2Si3O12
Term
Vesuvianite
 Definition
Ca19(Mg,Fe,Al)13Si18(O,OH,F)76
Term
Andalusite, Kyanite, Sillimanite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Staurolite
 Definition
Fe2Al9Si3.75O22(OH)2
Term
Chloritoid
 Definition
(Fe+2,Mg,Mn)2(Al,Fe+3)Al3O2(SiO4)2(OH)4
Term
Epidote
 Definition
Ca2Fe+3Al2O(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)
Term
Clinozoisite
 Definition
Ca2AlAl2O(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)
Term
Lawsonite
 Definition
CaAl2(OH)2Si2O7H2O
Term
Calcite
 Definition
CaCO3
Term
Dolomite
 Definition

CaMg(CO3)2
Term
Apatite
 Definition

Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)

 
Term
Zircon
 Definition
ZrSiO4
Term
Sphene/Titanite
 Definition
CaTiSiO5
Term
Perovskite
 Definition
CaTiO3
Term
Tourmaline
 Definition
Na(Mg,Fe,Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH,F)4
Term
Corundum
 Definition
Al2O3
Term
Rutile
 Definition
TiO2
Term
Hematite
 Definition
Fe2O3
Term
Ilmenite
 Definition
FeTiO3
Term
Ulvospinel
 Definition
Fe2TiO4
Term
Magnetite
 Definition
Fe3O4
Term
Chromite
 Definition
FeCr2O4
Term
Spinel
 Definition
MgAl2O4
Term
Fluorite
 Definition
CaF2
Term
Pyrite
 Definition
FeS2
Term
Chalcopyrite
 Definition

CuFeS2

 
Term
Sphalerite
 Definition
ZnS
Term
Anhydrite
 Definition
CaSO4
Term
Gypsum
 Definition
CaSO42H2O
Term
Barite
 Definition
BaSO4
Term
Beryl
 Definition
Be3Al2[Si6O18]
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