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Applications of bauxite.
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Refractories, AI metals
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Applications of galena
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batteries, solder
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Applications of goethite.
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iron, steel, yellow to brown pigments.
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Applications of hematite
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iron, steel, red pigments
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Applications of magnetite
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iron, steel
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Applications of sphalerite.
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galvanizing, paint, alloys, coins
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Applications of chalcopyrite
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wire, plumbing, coins, alloys
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Applications of rutile
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white pigment, human joint replacements
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Applications of ilmenite..
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whit pigment, Ti metal
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Aluminum ore types.
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bauxite
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Minerals of Lead Ore?
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galena
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Minerals of Iron ore?
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goethite, hematite, magnetite
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Minerals of Zinc ore?
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sphalerite.
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Minerals of copper ore?
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chalcopyrite
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Minerals of titanium?
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ilmenite, rutile
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Application of quartz?
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glass, mortar
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Applications of Na-feldspar?
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glass, ceramics.
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Applications of K-feldspar
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ceramic glaze, abrasives.
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Applications of muscovite?
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decorative use in plaster, rubber, plastic
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Applications of pyrite?
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brown tint for glass, source of S for sulfuric acid.
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Applications of calcite?
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As limitstone, concrete aggregate, agricultural lime.
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Applications of gypsum?
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Sheetrock, retarding agent in cement.
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Applications of halite?
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table and road salt, chemicals
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Applications of kaolinite?
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Filler for paper, paint, rubber, plastics
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Applications of graphite?
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dry lubricant, pencil leads
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What is foliation?
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layering in metamorphic rocks
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Which way should, if you are next to a mountain, metaphoric rocks be foliated so you don't die?
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Down and away from you.
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Applications of olivine?
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refractory brick, sand
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Applications of kyanite?
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refractory materials, ceramics
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Applications of garnet?
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abrasives
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Applications of chrystolie/asbestos?
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friction products.
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What is chrystotile known as?
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Asbestos
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Applications of talc?
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ceramics, filler-extender
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Applications of dolomite
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refractory brick, Agr. lime
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Applications of diamonds?
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Drill bits
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Applications of trona?
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glass, detergent
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Applications of barite?
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high density filler, radiation shielding
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Applications of sylvite?
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fertilizer, low-Na salt
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Applications of flourite?
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metallurgy, ceramics
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Applications of borax
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specialty glass, cleansers
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Applications of zeolites
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water softeners, gas purification
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Name three Felsic rocks
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granite, rhyolite, pumice
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Name three mafic rocks
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gabbro, basalt, scoria
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Name four rock types of foliated metamorphic rock
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slate, schists, gneiss
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Name three types of non-foliated metamorphic rock
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marbe, quartzite, metaconglomerate
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What's the point of terracing?
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Prevent deformation of hills.
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Would a damp location, not deep in the ground, be ok for a sceptic tank?
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Yes
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What are sedimentary rocks?
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Rocks with only one kind of material, made by the solids formed by rain fall to the bottom.
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What are Igneous rocks?
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A mass of interlocking and different mineral crystals made by magma
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What is the interlocking network of grains known as?
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crystalline texture
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What are metamorphic rocks?
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Rocks that were subjected to high pressure or high temperatures and became more stable.
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What are "clastic sedimentary rocks"?
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Rocks with multiple layers
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What are two examples of sulfates?
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gypsum and barite
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What are industrial minerals/rocks?
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Rocks that supply essential resources for construction materials.
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What produce light colored rocks like granite, rhyloite, and pumice?
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felsic magma
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Describe color of malfic rock
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dark rocks
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What are intrusive rocks?
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Igneous rocks that crystallized from magma below the surface.
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What are very coarse rocks described as?
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Pegmatitic
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What are textures characterized by microscopic grain-size?
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aphanitic
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What is vesicular texture?
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Bubbles or pyroclastic textured rocks.
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What is porphyritic texture?
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Large-crystalled, with small crystals
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Where does porphyritic texture occur?
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platonic and volcanic rocks
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What classifies crystaline texture?
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definite internal arrangement of ions
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What 8 elements make up 80% of the crust?
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Oxygen Silicon Aluminum Iron Magnesium Potassium Sodium Calcium
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What are the two most valuable common elements?
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Iron and Aluminum
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To be economic, what must a material be?
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Concentratwed
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Describe the color of geothite
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yellow
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Describe the color of hematite
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red-brown
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describe the color of magnetite
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black
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Why is it so desireable to recycle aluminum?
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It is resistant to rust
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What minerals would yellowish clay be rich in?
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goethite
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What minerals would red or clay be rich in?
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hematite
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Why is Mars red?
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There used to be oxygen
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What do we look for on Mars as a sign of life?
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CH4, methane
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What are the kinds of rock/mineral sizes, from biggest to largest?
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Gravel Sand Silt Clay
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What are the layers of soil profiles? Describe each.
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O Horizon - Dark, with organic materials
A Horizon - Less organic, lighter coloring E Horizon - Leaching, removes clay B Horizon - Where Fe-oxides are, dark red |
