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Mineralogy Formulas
Western Washington University Mineralogy Formulas
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Undergraduate 3
03/20/2014
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Term
Quartz
 Definition
SiO2
Term
Microcline
 Definition
KAlSi3O8
Term
Orthoclase
 Definition
KAlSi3O8
Term
Sanidine
 Definition
KAlSi3O8
Term
Plagioclase
 Definition
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Term
Albite
 Definition
NaAlSi3O8
Term
Anorthite
 Definition
CaAl2Si2O8
Term
Nepheline
 Definition
(Na,K)(AlSi)O4
Term
Stilbite
 Definition
Na,Ca,Al,Si,H2O
Term
Actinolite
 Definition
Ca,(Mg,Fe),Si,O,(OH)
Term
Hornblende
 Definition
(Na,K),Ca,(Mg,Fe),Al,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Glaucophane
 Definition
Na,Mg,Al,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Enstatite
 Definition
Mg2Si2O6
Term
Diopside
 Definition
CaMgSi2O6
Term
Augite
 Definition
Ca,(Mg,Fe,Al),Si,O
Term
Wollastonite
 Definition
Ca2Si2O6
Term
Epidote
 Definition
Ca,Al,Fe3+,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Serpentine
 Definition
Mg,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Kaolinite
 Definition
Al,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Talc
 Definition
Mg3Si4O10(OH2)
Term
Muscovite
 Definition
KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Term
Biotite
 Definition
K(Mg,Fe3)(AlSi3)O10(OH2)
Term
Chlorite
 Definition
(Mg,Fe),Si,O,(OH)
Term
Beryl
 Definition
Al,Be,Si,O
Term
Tourmaline
 Definition
Na,(Mg,Fe),Al,Si,B,O,(OH)
Term
Staurolite
 Definition
Fe,Al,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Chloritoid
 Definition
Fe2+,Mg,Mn,Al,Si,O,(OH)
Term
Olivine
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Term
Andalusite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Sillimanite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Kyanite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Titanite
 Definition
CaTiOSiO4
Term
Aragonite
 Definition
Ca2(CO3)2
Term
Dolomite
 Definition
CaMg(CO3)2
Term
Calcite
 Definition
Ca2(CO3)2
Term
Malachite
 Definition
Cu,(CO3),(OH)
Term
Azurite
 Definition
Cu,(CO3),(OH)
Term
Apatite
 Definition
Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Term
Magnetite
 Definition
FeFe2O4
Term
Chromite
 Definition
FeCr2O4
Term
Corundum
 Definition
Al2O3
Term
Hematite
 Definition
Fe2O3
Term
Ilmenite
 Definition
FeTiO3
Term
Gypsum
 Definition
CaSO4*2H2O
Term
Halite
 Definition
NaCl
Term
Fluorite
 Definition
CaF2
Term
Stibinte
 Definition
Sb,S
Term
Pyrite
 Definition
FeS2
Term
Bornite
 Definition
Cu,Fe,S
Term
Galena
 Definition
PbS
Term
Sphalerite
 Definition
ZnS
Term
Chalcopyrite
 Definition
CuFeS2
Term
Molybdenite
 Definition
MoS2
Term
Pyrrhotite
 Definition
Fe1-xS
Term
Arsenopyrite
 Definition
FeAsS
Term
Cinnabar
 Definition
HgS
Term
Graphite
 Definition
C
Term
Copper
 Definition
Cu
Term
Sulfur
 Definition
S
Term
Garnet
 Definition
(Ca,Fe,Mg,Mn)3Al2Si3O12
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