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Lab 1: Minerals
Properties
41
Geology
Undergraduate 1
09/17/2006

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Term
Talc
Definition
Hardness: 1
Common Use: Body Powder
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Term
Gypsum
Definition
Hardness: 2
Common Use: Sheet Rock
CaSO4 •2H2O
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Term
Calcite
Definition
Hardness: 3
Common Use: Cement
CaCO3
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Term
Fluorite
Definition
Hardness: 4
Common Use: Flux in steel
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Term
Apatite
Definition
Hardness: 5
Common Use: P Fertilizer
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Term
Orthoclase
Definition
Hardness: 6
Common Use: Ceramics
KAlSiO
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Term
Quartz
Definition
Hardness: 7
Common Use: Sandpaper
SiO2
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Term
Topaz
Definition
Hardness: 8
Common Use: Gem
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Term
Corundum
Definition
Hardness:9
Common Use: Abrasive
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Diamond
Definition
Hardness: 10
Common Use: Gem, abrasive
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Term
Galena
Definition
Common Use: Pb Ore
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Term
Chlorite
Definition
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Term
Magnetite
Definition
Common Use: Fe Ore
Fe3O4
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Term
Chalcopyrite
Definition
Common Use: Cu Ore
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Term
Limonite
Definition
Fe2O3 •nH2O
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Term
Halite
Definition
Common Use: Table Salt
NaCl
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Term
Biotite
Definition
FeMg Silicate
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Term
Muscovite
Definition
Common Use: Insulation
Non FeMg Silicate
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Term
Kaolinite
Definition
Common Use: Medicine
Hydrous Al Silicate
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Term
Anhydrite
Definition
CaSO4
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Term
Hematite
Definition
Common Use: Fe Ore
Fe2O3
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Term
Graphite
Definition
Common Use: Pencil Lead
C
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Term
Malachite
Definition
Common Use: Cu ore
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Term
Bornite
Definition
Common Use: Cu ore
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Term
Bauxite
Definition
Common Use: Al Ore
Hydrous Al Oxide
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Term
Kyanite
Definition
Common Use: Cu Ore
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Term
Azurite
Definition
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Term
Augite
Definition
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Term
Plagioclase
Definition
Ca-Na AlSiO
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Term
Staurolite
Definition
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Term
Sillimanite
Definition
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Term
Garnet
Definition
Common Use: Gem
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Term
Sphalerite
Definition
Common Use: Zn Ore
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Term
Chalcedony
Definition
SiO2
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Term
Tourmaline
Definition
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Term
Olivine
Definition
(Fe,Mg) SiO
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Term
Cassiterite
Definition
Common Use: Sn Ore
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Term
Aragonite
Definition
CaCO3
Term
Cinnabar
Definition
Common Use: Hg Ore
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Term
Pyrite
Definition
FeS2
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Term
Hornblende
Definition
FeMg Sillicate
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