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Common Minerals
Common Minerals and their formulas
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
12/04/2013
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Term
Graphite
 Definition
C
Term
Sulphur
 Definition
S
Term
Copper
 Definition
Cu
Term
Fluorite
 Definition
CaF2
Term
Halite
 Definition
NaCl
Term
Galena
 Definition
PbS
Term
Pyrite
 Definition
FeS2
Term
Chalcopyrite
 Definition
CuFeS2
Term
Sphalerite
 Definition
ZnS
Term
Calcite
 Definition
CaCO3
Term
Dolomite
 Definition
MgCa(CO3)2
Term
Aragonite
 Definition
CaCO3
Term
Gypsum
 Definition
CaSO4x2H2O
Term
Anhydrite
 Definition
CaSO4
Term
Magnetite
 Definition
Fe3O4
Term
Corundum
 Definition
Al2O3
Term
Hematite
 Definition
Fe2O3
Term
Ilmenite
 Definition
TiFeO3
Term
Chromite
 Definition
FeCr2O4
Term
Rutile
 Definition
TiO2
Term
Olivine
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Term
Pyroxene (Diopside)
 Definition
CaMgSi2O6
Term
Jadeite
 Definition
NaAlSi2O6
Term
Hornblende
 Definition
(Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)3Si6(Si,Al)2O22(OH)2
Term
Tremolite/actinolite
 Definition
Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2
Term
Glaucophane
 Definition
Na2Mg3Al2Si8O22(OH)2
Term
Plagioclase (Anthorite)
 Definition
CaAl2Si2O8
Term
Alkali feldspar
 Definition
(K,Na)AlSi3O8
Term
Quartz
 Definition
SiO2
Term
Garnet
 Definition
A2B2(SiO4)3
Term
Epidote
 Definition
Ca2(Al,Fe)Al2O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)
Term
Kyanite
 Definition
Al2SiO3
Term
Adalusite
 Definition
Al2SiO3
Term
Sillimanite
 Definition
Al2SiO3
Term
Tourmaline
 Definition
(Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH)4
Term
Muscovite
 Definition
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Term
Biotite
 Definition
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Term
Chlorite
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 * (Mg,Fe)3(OH)5
Term
Serpentine
 Definition
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Term
Talc
 Definition
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
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