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Mineralogy
Mineral Compositions
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2010
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Quartz
 Definition
SiO2
Term
Orthoclase Feldspar
 Definition
KAlSi3O8
Term
Plagioclase Feldspar
 Definition
NaAlSi3O8
Term
Nepheline
 Definition
NaAlSiO4
Term
Leucite
 Definition
KaAlSi2O6
Term
Muscovite
 Definition
KAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Phlogopite
 Definition
KMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Biotite
 Definition
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Term
Annite
 Definition
KFe3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Lepidolite
 Definition
KLi2AlSi4O10(OH)2
Term
Anthophyllite
 Definition
Mg7Si8O22(OH)2
Term
Tremolite
 Definition
Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2
Term
Actinolite
 Definition
Ca2(Mg,Fe,)5Si8O22(OH)2
Term
Enstatite
 Definition
MgSiO3
Term
Hypersthene
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Term
Diopside
 Definition
CaMgSi2O6
Term
Hedenbergite
 Definition
CaFeSi2O6
Term
Aegerine
 Definition
NaFeSi2O6
Term
Jadeite
 Definition
NaAlSi2O6
Term
Augite
 Definition
Ca(Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si)2O6
Term
Forsterite
 Definition
Mg2SiO4
Term
Fayalite
 Definition
Fe2SiO4
Term
Calcite
 Definition
CaCO3
Term
Aragonite
 Definition
CaCO3
Term
Dolomite
 Definition
CaMg(CO3)2
Term
Almandine
 Definition
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Term
Pyrope
 Definition
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Term
Spessartite
 Definition
Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
Term
Grossularite
 Definition
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Term
Andravite
 Definition
Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
Term
Uvarovite
 Definition
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Term
Aluminosilicates
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Staurolite
 Definition
Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(OH)2
Term
Wollastonite
 Definition
CaSiO3
Term
Sphene!!!
 Definition
CaTiSiO5
Term
Zircon
 Definition
ZrSiO4
Term
Corundum
 Definition
Al2O3
Term
Spinel
 Definition
MgAl2O4
Term
Magnetite
 Definition
Fe3O4
Term
Chromite
 Definition
FeCr2O4
Term
Hematite
 Definition
Fe2O3
Term
Ilmenite
 Definition
FeTiO3
Term
Pyrite
 Definition
FeS2
Term
Marcasite
 Definition
FeS2
Term
Galena
 Definition
PbS
Term
Chalcopyrite
 Definition
CuFeS2
Term
Sphalerite
 Definition
ZnS
Term
Flourite
 Definition
CaF2
Term
Halite
 Definition
NaCl
Term
Gypsum
 Definition
CaSO4 2H20
Term
Gypsum
 Definition
CaSO4 2H20
Term
Anhydrite
 Definition
CaSO4
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