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Minerals and their chemical Formula
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
11/07/2011
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Term
Copper
 Definition
Cu
Term
Sulfur
 Definition
S
Term
Chalcocite
 Definition
Cu2S
Term
Bornite
 Definition
Cu5FeS4
Term
Chalcopyrite
 Definition
CuFeS2
Term
Galena
 Definition
PbS
Term
Sphalerite
 Definition
ZnS
Term
Pyrite
 Definition
FeS2
Term
Pyrrhotite
 Definition
Fe1-xS
Term
Cinnabar
 Definition
HgS
Term
Stibnite
 Definition
Sb2S3
Term
Molybdenite
 Definition
MoS2
Term
Arsenopyrite
 Definition
FeAsS
Term
Graphite
 Definition
C
Term
Diamond
 Definition
C
Term
Corundum
 Definition
Al2O3
Term
Spinel Group
 Definition
AB2O4
Term
Spinel (no sample)
 Definition
MgAl2O4
Term
Magnesiochromite (no sample)
 Definition
MgCr2O4
Term
Chromite
 Definition
FeCr2O4
Term
Magnetite
 Definition
Fe3O4
Term
Hematite
 Definition
Fe2O3
Term
Ilmenite
 Definition
FeTiO3
Term
Brucite
 Definition
Mg(OH)2
Term
Cuprite
 Definition
Cu2O
Term
Rutile
 Definition
TiO2
Term
Goethite
 Definition
FeO(OH)
Term
Cassiterite
 Definition
SnO2
Term
Uraninite
 Definition
UO2
Term
Diaspore
 Definition
(alpha)AlO(OH)
Term
"Bauxite"
 Definition
Mixtures of diaspore, gibbsite (Al(OH)3) and boehmite (yAlO(OH))
Term
Halite
 Definition
NaCl
Term
Sylvite
 Definition
KCl
Term
Fluorite
 Definition
CaF2
Term
Calcite
 Definition
CaCO3
Term
Dolomite
 Definition
CaMg(CO3)2
Term
Magnesite
 Definition
MgCO3
Term
Siderite
 Definition
FeCO3
Term
Malachite
 Definition
Cu2CO3(OH)2
Term
Gypsum
 Definition
CaSO4(X) 2H2O
Term
Barite
 Definition
BaSO4
Term
Apatite
 Definition
Ca5(PO4)3(F, Cl, OH)
Term
Monazite
 Definition
(Ca, La, Y, Th) PO4
Term
Turquoise
 Definition
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 (X) 5H2O
Term
Olivine Group
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Term
Olivine (Forsterite)
 Definition
Mg2SiO4
Term
Olivine (fayalite)
 Definition
Fe2SiO4
Term
Andalusite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Kyanite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Sillimanite
 Definition
Al2SiO5
Term
Zircon
 Definition
ZrSiO4
Term
Titanite
 Definition
CaTiSiO5
Term
Staurolite
 Definition
Fe3-4Al18Si8O48H2-4
Term
Topaz
 Definition
Al2SiO4(F, OH)2
Term
Garnet Group
 Definition
A3B2Si3O12 OR A3B2(SiO4)3
Term
Epidote
 Definition
Ca2(Al,Fe(3+))3Si3O12(OH)
Term
Clinozosite
 Definition
Ca2Al3Si3O12(OH)
Term
Beryl
 Definition
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Term
Augite
 Definition
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6
Term
Enstatite/Hypersthene
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)2Se2O6
Term
Wollastonite
 Definition
CaSiO3
Term
Hornblende
 Definition
(Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Si,Al)8O22(OH)2
Term
Biotite
 Definition
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Muscovite
 Definition
K(Al)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Serpentine
 Definition
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Term
Talc
 Definition
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Term
Kaolinite
 Definition
Al2Si2O5(OH)4
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