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38 Cards in this Set
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QUARTZ
composition |
silicate
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K-SPAR
composition |
silicate
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PLAGIOCLASE
composition |
silicate
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Muscovite
composition |
silicate
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BIOTITE
composition |
silicate
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GALENA
composition |
sulfide
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AUGITE
composition |
silicate
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HORNBLENDE
composition |
silicate
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CALCITE
composition |
Carbonate
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MAGNATITE
composition |
oxide
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OLIVINE
composition |
siliate
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TALC
composition |
silicate
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GARNET
composition |
silicate
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HALITE
composition |
halide
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PYRITE
composition |
sulfide
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SULFER
composition |
native element
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QUARTZ
hardness |
more than 7
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K-SPAR
hardness |
5.5 - 7
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PLAGIOCLASE
hardness |
5.5 - 7
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MUSCOVITE
hardness |
less than 2.5
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BIOTITE
hardness |
less than 2.5
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GALENA
hardness |
3 - 5.5
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AUGITE
hardness |
5.5 - 7
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HORNBLENDE
hardness |
5.5 - 7
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CALCITE
hardness |
3 - 5.5
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MAGNATITE
hardness |
5.5 - 7
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OLIVINE
hardness |
5.5 - 7
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TALC
hardness |
less than 2.5
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GARNET
hardness |
more than 7
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HALITE
hardness |
2.5 - 3
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PYRITE
hardness |
3 - 5.5
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SULFER
hardness |
less than 2.5
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What are the only two minerals with a N/A streak?
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Garnet and Quartz
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What are the 4 minerals with a conchoidal fracture?
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Pyrite, Quartz, Olivine, and Garnet
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What is the only mineral with a colorless streak?
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Augite
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Very slow cooling or cooling from an extremely fluid magma
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Pegmatitic
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slow cooling, generally INTRUSIVE bitch
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phaneritic (coarse-grained)
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rapid cooling, generally EXCLUSIVE nigga
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Aphanitic (fine-grained)
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