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9 Cards in this Set
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Name: Quartz
Luster: Vitreous Color: Milky/white Hardness: 7 Heft: Moderate Family: Silicate, Mother of all Cation: Silicon Anion: Oxygen Common Name: Silica Formula: SiO2 Uniqueness: Most Resistant to Weathering Major Use: Glass |
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Name: Calcite (Carbonate, Mother of All)
Luster: Viterous Color: Clear/White Fracture/Cleavage: Rhombohedral Hardness: 3 Heft: 2.7/ Moderate Cation: Calcium Anion: CO3 Common name: Calcium Carbonate Uniqueness: Least resistant |
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Name: Pyrite Luster: Metallic Color: Brass Heft: Heavy/5.0 Family: Sulfide Cation: Iron Anion: Sulfur Formula: FeS2 |
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Name: Sphalerite Luster: Resinous/ metallic Color: Brown/Mustard Heft: Heavy 4.0 Family: sulfide Common Name: Zinc sulfide Formula: Zns Uses: Galvanizing/vulcanizing Rubber |
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Name: Galena Luster: Metallic Color: Lead gray Facture/Cleavage: Cubic Heft: Heavy/7.6 Family: Sulfide Cation: Lead Common Name: Lead Sulfide Formula: PbS Uniqueness: Poisonous |
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Name: Mica/Muscovite Luster: Vitreous Color: Clear/Black Frac/Cleavage: Platy Hardness: 2-3 Family: Silicate Cation: Layered Silicate Progressions: Found in granite, becomes clay the shale then slate then filite then schist. |
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Name: Barite Luster: Vitreous Color: Clear/White Heft: Heavy 4.5 Cation: Barium Family: Sulfide Uses: Medicinal |
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Name Copper Luster: Metallic Color: Copper/red Facture/Cleavage: Hackly Heft: Heavy/9.0 Formula: Cu Uses: Electrical Wiring |
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Name: Sulfur Luster: Resinous/Greasy Color: Yellow Hardness: 2 Uses: Battery Acid |
