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Mineral Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |