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21 Cards in this Set
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What is a mineral |
Naturally occurring Inorganic Atoms in a repeating pattern Solid An element or compound of elements |
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How many minerals overall? |
4,000 |
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Common elements found in earths crust |
Silicon Iron Calcium Potassium Etc |
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Main mineral groups? |
Silicates and non silicates |
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Examples of Orthorhombic |
Topaz |
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Carbonate family |
Contains carbon and oxygen CO3 Carbonates Calcite |
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Sulfate family |
Sulfates Contains sulfur and 4 oxygen atoms SO4 Gypsum |
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Halide family |
Halite=Salt Sylvite |
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Oxide family |
Element with oxygen Hematite |
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Sulfide family |
Contain elements bonded with sulfur Galena |
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Native elements |
~Minerals that are basic elements ~not bonded to other elements(pure ~many more metals Ex: •copper •gold •silver •graphite •hope diamond |
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How minerals form |
•The cooling of magma •type of mineral depends on type of magma •from evaporation of liquids |
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Silicates |
Most abundant group of minerals made up of silicon and oxygen in their molecules ~Quartz is most common of silicates O2 |
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Non-silicates |
Minerals that do not contain silicon |
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Define crystal |
A solid forming a geometric pattern that repeats again and again |
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The 6 crystal shapes |
Hexagonal Triclinic Monoclinic Orthorhombic Tetragonal Cubic |
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Examples of cubic crystal |
Halite(salt |
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Example of tetragonal |
Wolfenite |
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Example of hexagonal |
Quartz, corundum |
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Example of monoclinic |
Gypsum |
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Example of triclinic |
Feldspar, calcite |
