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Geology
Undergraduate 2
08/25/2008

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Term
Alkali Feldspars
(tecto)
Definition
Orthoclose
Microcline
Sanidine
Albite
Term
Plagioclase Feldspars
(tecto)
Definition
Albite-Anorthite Series
Term
Feldspathoids
(tecto)
Definition
Leucite
Anacline
Nepheline
Term
Orthopyroxenes
(ino-single)
Definition
Enstatite-Orthoferrosillite Series
Term
Olivines
(neso)
Definition
Forsterite-Fayalite Series
Term
Clinopyroxenes
(ino-single)
Definition
Diopside-Hendenbergite Series
Augite
Omphacite
Aegerine
Jadeite
Term
Garnets
(neso)
Definition
Pyrope Uvarovite
Almandine Grossular
Sepssartine Andradite
Term
Clay Minerals
(phyllo)
Definition
Kaolinite
Illite
Term
Aragonites
(carbonate)
Definition
Aragonite
Witherite
Strontianite
Cerussite
Term
Hematites
(oxides)
Definition
Hematite
Corundum
Ilmenite
Term
Arsenides
Definition
Skutterudite
Nickelene
Term
Al2SiO5's
(neso)
Definition
Kyanite
Sillimanite
Andalusite
Term
Zeolites
(tecto)
Definition
Stilbite
Natrolite
Sodalite
Term
Hydroxides
Definition
Gibbsite
Brucite
Manganite
Geothite
Term
Hydrous Sulfates
Definition
Gypsum
Antlerite
Term
Calcites
(carbonate)
Definition
Siderite
Calcite
Rhodocrosite
Magnesite
Term
Serpentines
(phyllo)
Definition
Antigorite
Chrysotile
Lizardite
Term
Pyroxenoids
(ino-single)
Definition
Wollastonite
Term
Other Nesosilicates
Definition
Zircon
Titanium
Staurolite
Term
X2O Group
Definition
Cuprite
Term
Micas
(phyllo)
Definition
Biotite series: Phlogopite-Annite
Muscovite
Term
Spinels
(oxide)
Definition
Gahnite Galaxite
Magnetite Spinel
Chromite Franklinite
Term
Sorosilicates
Definition
Lawsonite
Epidote Group: Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Term
Cyclosilicates
Definition
Beryl
Cordierite
Tourmaline Group
Term
Halides
Definition
Halite
Fluorite
Sylvite
Term
Clinoamphiboles
(ino-double)
Definition
Cummingtonite-Grunerite Series
Glaucophane
Riebeckite
Tremolite-Actinolite Series
Hornblende
Term
Orthoamphiboles
(ino-double)
Definition
Anthophyllite-Gedrite Series
Term
Dolomites
(carbonate)
Definition
Dolomite
Ankerite
Malachite
Azurite
Term
Rutiles
(oxide)
Definition
Rutile
Cassiterite
Uraninite
Pyrolusite
Term
Sulfides
Definition
Acanthite Bornite Molybdenite
Chalcocite Galena Cobaltite Chalcopyrite Arsoenopyrite Sphalerite
Covellite Cinnabar Marcasite
Realgar Orpiment Stibnite
Term
Phosphates
Definition
Apatite
Term
XO Group
(oxide)
Definition
Zincite
Periclase
Term
Barites
(anhydrous sulfates)
Definition
Barite
Celestite
Angelsite
Anhydrite
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