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Mineralogy
Mineral Formulas
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
10/27/2008
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Term
Feldspars
 Definition
Si4O8
Term
Albite
 Definition
NaAlSi3O8
Term
Anorthite
 Definition
CaAl2Si2O8
Term
K-feldspar
 Definition
KAlSi3O8
Term
Pyroxenes
 Definition
Si2O6
Term

Clinopyroxene

(Pigeonite, Augite)

Definition
Ca(Mg,Fe)Si2O6
Term

Pyroxenoid - Wollastonite

Definition
CaCaSi2O6
Term
Pyroxenoid - Rhodonite
 Definition
MnMnSi2O6
Term
Amphiboles
 Definition
Si8O22(OH)2
Term
Hornblende
 Definition
KCa2(Fe,Mg)5AlSi7O22(OH)2
Term
Micas
 Definition

Si2O5(OH)4

Si4O10(OH)2

Term
Serpentine
 Definition
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Term
Kaolinite
 Definition
Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Term
Talc
 Definition
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Term
Pyrophillite
 Definition
Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Term
Biotite
 Definition
K(Fe,Mg)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Muscovite
 Definition
KAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Term
Olivine
 Definition
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Term
Magnetite
 Definition
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Term
Spinel
 Definition
FeAl2O4
Term
Plagioclase
 Definition
NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Term
Aluminm Silicates
 Definition
AlAlOSiO4
Term
Kyanite
 Definition
VIAlVIAlOSiO4
Term
Sillimanite
 Definition
VIAlIVAlOIVSiO4
Term
Andalusite
 Definition
VIAlVAlOIVSiO4
Term
Zircon
 Definition
ZrSiO4
Term
Orthosilicate
 Definition
SiO4
Term

Garnet

(Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Hydrogrossular)

Definition

(Mg,Fe,Ca)3Al2(SiO4)3

 
Term
Quartz
 Definition
SiO2
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