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102 Cards in this Set
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bornite |
good crystals are rare and thus is commonly knowb as simply massive mineral ore |
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bornite |
peacock orewi |
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brown to black , purplish bluish tarnish, reddish bronze on freshly broken surface |
color of bornite |
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metallic |
luster of bornite |
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4.9 to 5.3 |
sg of bornite |
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3 |
hardness of bornite |
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2.5 |
bornite is fusible at |
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bornite |
gives off odor od SO2 and becomes magnetic when heated on charcoal |
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bornite |
associated with other sulfides in hypogene deposits |
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bornite |
supergene mineral in upper enriched zone of copper veins |
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von born |
named bornite |
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chalcopyrite |
is a copper iron sulfide |
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chalcopyrite |
most commonly encountered copper mineral and most important ore of copper |
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chalcopyrite |
found in hydrothermal veins, void fillings, replacements in limestones,contact metamorphic deposits and magmatic separations |
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brass yellow |
Chalcopyrite color |
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greenish black |
chalcopyrite streak |
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3.5 to 4 |
chalcopyrite hardness |
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4.1 to 4.3 |
sg chalcopyrite |
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Cu 34.6% Fe 30.4% S 35% |
chalcopyrite compo and structure |
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chalcopyrite |
most widely occuring copper mineral and most important source of that metal |
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chalcopyrite |
derived from greek word meaning brass |
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galena |
worlds primary ore of lead |
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galena |
found in igneous and metamorphic rocks in medium to low temp hydrothermal veins |
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galena |
in sedimentary rocks it occurs as veins, breccia cements, isolated grains and as replacements of limestone and dolostone |
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bright silver on fresh surface dull lead gray tarnish |
galena color |
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lead gray to black |
galena streak |
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2.5 |
galena hardness |
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7.4 to 7.6 |
galena sg |
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2 |
galena fusible at |
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galena |
common metallic sulfide, found in veins associated with sphalerite, pyrite,marcasite,chalcopyrite |
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galena |
associated with zinc ores found in irregular veins and pockets of limestone and chert |
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lead ore |
galene means |
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cu2s |
bornite formula |
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cufes2 |
chalcopyrite formula |
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Pbs |
galena formula |
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Cu2S |
chalcocite formula |
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chalcosite |
found as supergene mineral in enriched zones of sulfide deposits and occurs in hydrothermal veins |
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chalcosite |
found as supergene mineral in enriched zones of sulfide deposits and occurs in hydrothermal veins |
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black blackish lead gray |
chalcocite color |
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chalcosite |
found as supergene mineral in enriched zones of sulfide deposits and occurs in hydrothermal veins |
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black blackish lead gray |
chalcocite color |
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grayish black |
chalcocite streak |
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2.5 to 3 |
chalcocite hardness |
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2.5 to 3 |
chalcocite hardness |
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5.5 to 5.8 |
chalcocite sg |
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Cu 79.8% S 20.2% |
chalcocite compo and structure |
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HgS |
cinnabar formula |
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HgS |
cinnabar formula |
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cinnabar |
bright red color used as pigment |
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cinnabar |
hydrothermal mineral that precipitates from ascending hot waters and vapors |
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cinnabar |
hydrothermal mineral that precipitates from ascending hot waters and vapors |
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200 deg celsius |
forms at shallow depths where temp are leas than |
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cinnabar |
precipitates as coatings on rock surfaces and as fracture fillings |
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cinnabar |
precipitates as coatings on rock surfaces and as fracture fillings |
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bright red to brownish red gray |
color cinnabar |
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cinnabar |
precipitates as coatings on rock surfaces and as fracture fillings |
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bright red to brownish red gray |
color cinnabar |
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adamantine to dull |
cinnabar luster |
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cinnabar |
precipitates as coatings on rock surfaces and as fracture fillings |
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bright red to brownish red gray |
color cinnabar |
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adamantine to dull |
cinnabar luster |
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2 to 2.5 |
cinnabar hardness |
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cinnabar |
precipitates as coatings on rock surfaces and as fracture fillings |
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bright red to brownish red gray |
color cinnabar |
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adamantine to dull |
cinnabar luster |
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2 to 2.5 |
cinnabar hardness |
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8 to 8.5 |
sg cinnabar |
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cinnabar |
precipitates as coatings on rock surfaces and as fracture fillings |
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bright red to brownish red gray |
color cinnabar |
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adamantine to dull |
cinnabar luster |
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2 to 2.5 |
cinnabar hardness |
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8 to 8.5 |
sg cinnabar |
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Hg 86.12% S 13.8% |
cinnabar compo and structure |
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cinnabar |
name from India, red resin |
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cinnabar |
name from India, red resin |
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molybdenite |
very soft metallic mineral |
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cinnabar |
name from India, red resin |
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molybdenite |
very soft metallic mineral |
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molybdenite |
may be confused with graphite |
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molybdenite |
bluish-silver color and streak |
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silver metallic with bluish cast |
color molybdenite |
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silver metallic with bluish cast |
color molybdenite |
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bluish gray |
molybdenite streak |
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silver metallic with bluish cast |
color molybdenite |
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bluish gray |
molybdenite streak |
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4.7 to 4.8 |
molbdenite sg |
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silver metallic with bluish cast |
color molybdenite |
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bluish gray |
molybdenite streak |
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4.7 to 4.8 |
molbdenite sg |
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1.5 to 2 |
molybdenite hardness |
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silver metallic with bluish cast |
color molybdenite |
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bluish gray |
molybdenite streak |
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4.7 to 4.8 |
molbdenite sg |
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1.5 to 2 |
molybdenite hardness |
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MoS2 |
molybdenite formula |
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silver metallic with bluish cast |
color molybdenite |
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bluish gray |
molybdenite streak |
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4.7 to 4.8 |
molbdenite sg |
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1.5 to 2 |
molybdenite hardness |
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MoS2 |
molybdenite formula |
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Mo 59.9% S 40.1% |
molybdenite comp and structure |
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molybdnite |
name from gk word meaning lead |
