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10 Cards in this Set
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Quartz
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Type - Framework silicate
Chemical composition - SiO2 |
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Orthoclase
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Type - Feldspar
Rich in K (potassium)(KAlSi3O8) |
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Plagioclase
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Type - Feldspar
Rich in Ca (calcium) or Na (Sodium) |
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Micas
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Type - sheet, linked on three corners
Build on an atomic scale of stacked-up sheets of linked silicon and oxygen |
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Calcite
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Calcium Carbonate CaCO3
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Dolomite
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Calcium-Magnesium carbonate MgCa(CO3)2
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Pyrite (Fools gold)
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iron disulfide FeS2
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Gypsum
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Calcium sulfate, with water CaSO4 + 2H20
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Hematite
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ferric iron oxide Fe2O3
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Examples of clay materials
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kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite, smectite
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