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87 Cards in this Set

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Galena

PbS

Molybdenite

MoS2

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS2

Chromite

FeCr2O4

Cinnabar

HgS

Pentlandite

(Fe,Ni)9S8

Pyrrhotite

Fe1-xS

Sphalerite

ZnS

Barite

BaSO4

Magnetite

Fe3O4

Cobaltite

CoAsS

Bauxite

AlO(OH)/Al(OH)3

Pyrite

FeS2

Hematite

Fe2O3

Bornite

Cu5FeS4

Magnesite

MgCO3

Stibnite

Sb2S3

Ilmenite

FeTiO3

Arsenopyrite

FeAsS

Wolframite

(Fe,Mn)WO4

Nickeline

NiAs

Gold

Au

Cassiterite

SnO2

Malachite

Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Cuprite

Cu2O

Azurite

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Grey-black with sharp, clearly defined cubes. Shiny.

Galena

Silvery, metallic, soft and mirror-like.

Molybdenite

Yellow and brassy, more yellow than pyrite

Chalcopyrite

Heavy, lacking cleavage, ultramafic association.

Chromite

Red-orange, coral-like, splintery

Cinnabar

Shiny silvery speckles in Pyrrhotite

Pentlandite

Gray, shiny and like chalcopyrite

Pyrrhotite

Brown to silver-black; sparkly, slightly jagged cubes

Sphalerite

Very heavy, pinkish-white and milky like shiny plagioclase with cleavage.

Barite

Magnetic and octahedral

Magnetite

Light pink-silver like pale lemon lime and bitters; sometimes silver-shiny

Cobaltite

Bubbly like aero

Bauxite

Cubic and gold, streaks black

Pyrite

Black that glitters silver

Hematite

Blue and like butterfly wings or feathers

Bornite

White and chalky

Magnesite

Silvery crystals with perpendicular growth lines

Stibnite

Black with rusty edges? Vitreous

Ilmenite

Like graptolites, tabular, bright white-silver. Habit is pyramidal.

Arsenopyrite

Gunmetal gray and felsic

Wolframite

Very pink, massive, lemon-lime bitters

Nickeline

Bright yellowy-gold

Gold

Black and heavy, needly texture in small, blocky crystals. Felsic

Cassiterite

Green and earthy, moss-like

Malachite

Red-black and purply, glitters slightly

Cuprite

Bright damned blue.

Azurite

Found with Pentlandite

Pyrrhotite

Found with Pyrrhotite

Pentlandite

Found with Sphalerite

Galena

Found with Galena

Sphalerite

Found as a triple

Mahachite, Cuprite, Azurite

Found with Chalcopyrite

Bornite

Found with Bornite

Chalcopyrite

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite

Azurite

Barite

Bauxite

Bornite

Cassiterite

Chalcopyrite

Chromite

Cinnabar

Cobaltite

Cuprite

Galena

Hematite

Hematite

Ilmenite

Magnesite

Magnetite

Green mineral?

Green mineral?

Malachite

Molybdenite

Nickeline

Shiny silvery mineral?

Shiny silvery mineral?

Pentlandite

Pyrite

Pyrrhotite

Sphalerite

Stibnite

Grey mineral?

Grey mineral?

Wolframite

Gold