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Minerals
Stack #184693
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mineral composed of calcium and fluorine used in manufacture of steel. Has four cleavage direction not at right angle (CaF2) | fluorite |
| Mineral composed of foliated or scaly masses of carbon, one cleavage direction, very soft (C) | Graphite |
| A mineral associated with salt domes. Has yellow color, has pungent color. (S) | Sulfur |
| A mineral made of complex ferromagnesian sillicate with double chain structure of silicon oxygen tetrahedron, dark green color. Two cleavage directions not a right angle. (Na Ca, Ma, Fe, Al silicate with (OH) | amphibole |
| Mineral composed of microcrystalline silicon-oxygen, known as chemical variety of quartz (SiO2). Hardness of 7. | chert |
| Mineral composed of alluminum, silicon, oxygen, hydroxide, (Al4Si4O10(OH)8, byproduct of K-Feldspar or orthoclase weathering and hydration-clay. | Kaolinite |
| Mineral composed of calcium, magnesium, iron, alluminum. Lighter green color, 2 cleavage directions at right angle. (Ca, Na, (Mg, Fe, Al) (Al, Si)2 O6 single chain silicate. | Pyroxene |
| A mineral composed of magnesium silicates (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2). One cleavage direction. Softest mineral in the hardness scale. | Talc |
| A mineral composed of Iron, oxygen and water (FeO)(OH)nH2O. Resemble rust. | Limonite |
| A mineral composed of iron oxide. Heavy, dark in color, attracts a magnet. (Fe3O4) | Magnetite |
| Mineral made of aluminum and oxygen has hardness of 9, and has gem quality when found in the red and blue color. (Al2O3). | Corundum |
| Mineral made of iron and sulfur known as fool's gold. (FeS2) | Pyrite |
| Mineral made of sodium and chlorine, necessary for life because of it's electrolytic importance, it is associated with energy resources bearing deposits. Has cubic cleavage. (NaCl) | Halite |
| Mineral made of iron and oxygen, has a brownish-red streak. (Fe2O3) | Hematite |
| Mineral made of calcium, carbon, and oxygen. It effersces freely in acid, and when the crystal is clear it bemds the rays of light in two directions. Has three cleavage not at 90 degree. (CaCO3) | Calcite |
| Mineral made of potassium, aluminum, silicon, and oxygen. Has a hardness of 6, has pearly appearance, perthitic structure, may be used to make porcelain it is found in granite. (KALSi3O8) | K-Spar |
| Mineral made of lead and sulfur, has gray metallic luster, very dense, black or gray streak, it is an ore lead. (PbS) | Galena |
| Mineral made of perfect octahedron form of Carbon, found in kimberlitic pipes, hardness of 10, native mineral, has adamantine luster. (C) | Diamond |
| Mineral made of calcium, sulfur, oxygen, and water. Used in cement and when partially dehydrated forms Plaster of Paris. (CaSO4 2H2O) | Gypsum |
| Mineral made of iron, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. Made up a single tetrahedron, has appearance of undefined sugar, (FeMg(SiO4) | olivine |
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