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Minro Petro Midterm pre
key mineral formulas
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
03/07/2017

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Term

Orthoclase

 

Definition
KAlSi3O8
Term
Microcline
Definition

KAlSi3O8

 

polymorph of Orthoclase

and

Sanidine

Term
Sanidine
Definition

KAlSi3O8

 

Polymorph of Orthoclase

and Microcline

Term
Plagioclase
Definition

Albite = NaAlSi3O8

Anorthite = CaAl2Si2O8

Term
Albite
Definition
NaAlSi3O8
Term
Anorthite
Definition
CaAl2Si2O8
Term

Silica Group

SiO2

List 6 minerals

Definition

Polymorphs

 

Low Quartz

High Quartz

Cristobalite

Tridymite

Coesite

Stishovite

 

Term
Pyroxene Group
Definition

Diopside

CaMgSi2O6

Term
Diopside
Definition
CaMgSi2O6
Term

AluminoSillicates

Formula?

List 3 mineral

Definition

Al2SiO5

Kyanite

Sillimanite

Andalusite

Term
Olivine group
Definition

Forsterite = Mg2SiO4

Fayalite = Fe2SiO4

Term

Bornite

 Group?

Definition

Cu5FeS4

Sulphide Group

 

Term

Chalcopyrite

Group?

Definition

CuFeS2

Sulphide Group

Term

Chalcocite

Group?

Definition

Cu2S

 

Sulphide Group

Term

Pyrite

Group?

Polymorph?

Definition

FeS2

Marcasite

 

Term

Marcasite

Group?

Polymorph?

Definition

FeS2

Sulphide group

Pyrite

Term

Molybdenite

Group?

Definition

MoS2

Sulphide Group

Term

Galena

Group?

Definition

PbS

Sulphide Group

Term

Sphalerite

Group?

Definition

ZnS

Sulphide Group

Term

Hematite

Group?

Definition

Fe2O3

Oxide Group

Term

Magnetite

Group?

Definition

Fe3O4

Oxide Group

 

Term

Chromite

Group?

Definition

MgCr2O4

Oxide group

Term

Cuprite

Group?

Definition

Cu2O

Oxide Group

Term

Calcite

Group?

Polymorph?

Definition

CaCO3

Carbonate

Aragonite

Term

Aragonite

Group?

Ploymorph?

 

Definition

CaCO3

Carbonate

Calcite

Term

Dolomite

Group?

Definition

Mg,Ca(CO3)2

Cabonate

Term

Anhydrate

Group?

Definition

CaSO4

Sulphate

Term

Barite

Group?

Definition

BaSO4

Sulphate

Term

Gypsum

Group?

Definition

CaSO4-2H2O

Sulphate

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