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Mineral Families
Mineral families and descriptions
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Geology
10th Grade
04/15/2007

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Silicates
Definition
feldspar, mica, hornblende
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Carbonates
Definition
Calcite aragonite and dolomite are types of limestone which has many uses
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Phosphates
Definition
Apetite which makes bones and is used in toothpaste
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Sulfates
Definition
Anhydride and gypsum; formed from seawater; gypsum used in plaster and wall boards
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Ore Minerals
Definition
Ore = any rock/mineral containing enough econimically important mineral/element that it can be profitably mined
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Simple Oxides
Definition
directly bonded to oxygen; contain usefull and concentrated elements; magnetite and hemitite
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Sulfides
Definition
directly bonded to sulfur atoms; chalocopyrite; metalic luster
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Natural Elements
Definition
elements found in their pure form; inorganic forms=graphite, diamond, sulfur; organic forms=copper, silver, gold
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