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Mineralogy Minerals
Minerals (names and chemical formulas) (Lab 5-8)
Name | Formula |
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Pyrite | FeS2 (Isometric) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Pentlandite | (Fe, Ni)9 S8 |
Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Sphalerite | (Zn, Fe) S |
Covellite | CuS |
Cinnabar | HgS |
Marcasite | FeS2 (Orthorhombic) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe(1-x) S |
Galena | PbS |
Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Wurtzite | (Zn, Fe) S - polymorph of sphalerite |
Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Halite | NaCl |
Fluorite | CaF2 |
Sylvite | KCl |
Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Rutile | TiO2 |
Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Pyrolusite | MnO2 |
Tenorite | CoH2O |
Corundum | Al2O3 |
Magnetite | Fe3O4 |
Ilmenite | FeH6O3Ti |
Chromite | FeCr2O4 |
Zincite | (Zn, Mg)O |
Cuprite | Cu2H2O |
Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
Boehmite | y-AlO(OH) |
"Bauxite" | mix of Gibbsite, Boehmite, Diaspore, and "Limonite" (Hydrated Fe^3+ oxide) |
Calcite | CaCO3 (Trigonal) |
Siderite | FeCO3 |
Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Strontianite | SrCO3 |
Aragonite | CaCO3 (Orthorhombic) |
Dolomite | MgCO3 * CaCO3 |
Ankerite | Ca (Mg, Fe^2+, Mn) (CO3)2 |
Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Witherite | BaCO3 |
Malachite and Azurite | Cu-carbonate-hydroxide |
Gypsum | CaSO4 * 2H2O (Monoclinic) |
Celestite | SrSO4 |
Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Anhydrite | CaSO4 (Orthorhombic) |
Barite | BaSO4 |
Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3 (OH, F, Cl) |
Scheelite | CaWO4 |
Wolframite | (Fe, Mn) WO4 |
Borax | Na-B-hydroxide-hydrate |
Turquoise | Cu-Al-phosphate-hydroxide-hydrate |