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Mineral Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Muscovite | KAl2Si3AlO10(OH)2 |
Biotite | K(Mg,Fe)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 |
Chlorite | (Mg,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 |
Plagioclase feldspar | (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 |
Potassium feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Quartz | SiO2 |
Jasper | SiO2 |
Chert | SiO2 |
Opal | SiO2 |
Flint | SiO2 |
Onyx | SiO2 |
Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) |
Epidote | Hydrated calcium aluminosilicate |
Garnet | A3B2(SiO4)3 |
Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Magnetite | Fe3O4 |
Goethite | FeO(OH) |
Limonite | Hydrous iron oxide |
Ilmenite | FeTiO3 |
Chromite | FeCr2O4 |
Rutile | TiO2 |
Corundum | Al2O3 |
Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Pyrolusite | MnO2 |
Gold | Au |
Silver | Ag |
Copper | Cu |
Graphite | C |
Sulfur | S |
Scheelite | CaWO4 |
Malachite | Cu2CO3(OH)2 |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Calcite | CaCO3 |
Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Dolomite | (Ca,Mg)CO3 |
Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Siderite | FeCO3 |
Barite | BaSO4 |
Celestite | SrSO4 |
Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Gypsum | CaSO4*2H2O |
Halite | NaCl |
Sylvite | KCl |
Fluorite | CaF2 |
Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Galena | PbS |
Sphalerite | ZnS |
Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Covellite | CuS |
Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Pentlandite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-XS: 0<X<0.2 |
Cinnabar | HgS |
Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Pyrite | FeS2 |
Maracasite | FeS2 |
Scapolite | Sodium calcium aluminosilicate |
Nepheline | (Na,K)AlSiO4 |
Sodalite | Na8(AlSiO4)6Cl2 |
Stilbite | CaAl2Si7O18*7H2O |
Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
Serpentine | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Tremolite | Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
Actinolite | Ca2Fe5Si8O22(OH)2 |
Hornblende | Hydrated calcium ferro-magnesian aluminosilicate |
Enstatite (bronzite variety) | (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 |
Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Augite | Calcium ferro-magnesian silicate |
Wolastonite | Ca2Si2O6 |
Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Tourmaline | Complex boro-silicate |
Olivine | (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 |
Andalusite | Al2SiO5 |
Kyanite | Al2SiO5 |
Sillimanite | Al2SiO5 |
Staurolite | Hydrated ferric aluminosilicate |
Zircon | ZrSiO4 |
Titanite | CaTiSiO5 |