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39 Cards in this Set
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Orthoclase (chemical formula)
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KAlSi3O8
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Albite (chemical formula)
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NaAlSi3O8
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Anorthite (chemical formula)
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CaAl2Si2O8
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Muscovite (chemcial formula)
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KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
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Biotite (chemical formula)
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K(Mg, Fe)3(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
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Fayalite (chemical formula)
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Fe2SiO4
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Forsterite (chemical formula)
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Mg2SiO4
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Garnet (general formula)
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X3Y2Z4O12
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Pyroxene (general formula)
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XY(Si,Al)2O6
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Amphibole (general formula)
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R7(AlSi)8O22(OH)2
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Feldspars (end members)
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Orthoclase, Albite, Anorthite
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Micas (end members)
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Biotite, Muscovite
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Pyroxenes (end members)
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Enstatite, ferrosilite, hedenbergite, diopside, pigeonite, augite. Wollastonite is NOT A TRUE PYROXENE
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Amphiboles (end members)
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Tremollite, grunerite, hornblende, actinolite, glaucophane, anthophylite, cummingtonite
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Sphalerite (chemical formula)
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ZnS
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Pyrite (chemical formula)
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FeS2
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Galena (chemical formula)
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PbS
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Chalcopyrite (chemical formula)
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CuFeS2
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Molybdenite (chemical formula)
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MoS2
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Cinnabar (chemical formula)
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HgS
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Malachite (chemical formula)
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Cu2CO3(OH)2
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Dolomite (chemical formula)
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CaMg(CO3)2
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Rhodochrosite (chemical formula)
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MnCO3
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Siderite (chemical formula)
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FeCO3
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Azurite (chemical formula)
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Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
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Calcite (chemical formula)
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CaCO3
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Smithsonite (chemical formula)
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ZnCO3
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Magnesite (chemical formula - magnesium carbonate)
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MgCO3
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Orthoclase (polymorphs)
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Sanidine, Microcline
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Calcite (polymorphs)
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Aragonite, vaterite
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Forsterite (polymorphs)
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Wadsleyite, ringwoodite
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Quartz (polymorphs)
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Lechatelierite, coesite, trydimite, stishovite, cristobalite
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Kyanite (formula and polymorphs)
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Al2SiO5; sillimanite, andalusite
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Pyrite (polymorphs)
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Marcasite
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Graphite (formula and polymorphs)
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C; Diamonds
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Hornblende (chemical formula)
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(Ca, Na, K)2-3(Mg, Fe2+, Fe3+, Al)5(AlSi)8O22(OH)2
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Enstatite (chemical formula)
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Mg2Si2O6
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Diopside (chemical formula)
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CaMgSi2O6
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Actinolite (chemical formula)
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Ca2Fe5Si8O22(OH)2
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