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Quest 1
Minerals and Igneous Rocks
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2011

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Term
Pyrite
Definition
Color: Brass Yellow
Streak: Greenish-Black
Cubic Crystals
Metallic
"Fools Gold"
Term
Pyroxene
Definition
Non-Metallic
Dark Green/Black
90º Cleavage
Harder than Glass
Term
Amphibole
Definition
60º & 120º Cleavage
Dark Green/Black/Brown
Harder than Glass
Term
Gypsum
Definition
Perfect Cleavage in 1 direction
White/Transparent
Softer than Glass (H=2)
Term
Muscovite
Definition
Perfect cleavage in 1 direction
Softer than Glass
Non-Metallic
"Book of Mica"
Term
Halite
Definition
Cleavage in 3 directions (right angles)
Softer than Glass
Rock Salt
Colorless/White
Term
Quartz
Definition
Harder than Glass
Transparent
No Cleavage (fracture)
Term
Feldspar
Definition
Cleavage in 2 directions (right angles)
Pearly luster
Harder than Glass
Term
Chlorite
Definition
Green to Dark Green
Cleavage in 1 direction
Softer than glass
Term
Biotite
Definition
Softer than Glass
Brown or Black
Cleavage in 1 direction
Non-Metallic
Term
Garnet
Definition
Red, Brown, or Yellow
Glassy Luster
Concoidal Fracture
Harder than Glass
Term
Olivine
Definition
Concoidal Fracture
Olive Green
Glassy Luster
Harder than Glass
Term
Magnetite
Definition
Black Streak
Metallic
Magnetic
Term
Galena
Definition
(lead)
gray streak
perfect cubic cleavage
metallic
Term
How to ID minerals
Definition
1) Crystal Form
2) Hardness
3) Cleavage
4) Specific Gravity
5) Color
6) Luster
7) Streak
Term
Mineral
Definition
Crystalized Solid
Naturally Occurring
Inorganic
Specific Composition and Physical Properties
Term
Graphite
Definition
Black Streak
Dull Luster
Metallic
H=1
Term
99% of Igneous Rocks are made of...
Definition
Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Calcium, Potassium, Iron, Magnesium, Sodium
Term
Mafic
Definition
Dark Color
Solidify at Higher Temps
Rich in Iron, Magnesium, and Calcium
Term
Sialic
Definition
Lighter Color
Solidify at Lower Temp
Rich in Silicon and Aluminum
Term
Recognition of Igneous Rocks
Definition
Presence/absence of Quartz
Composition of Feldspar
Proportion/Kinds of Ferromagnesium Minerals
Term
Temp of Crystallization of Minerals
Definition
600º - Sialic
1200º - Mafic
Term
Aphanic Texture
Definition
Crystals so small, a microscope is required
Term
Porphyritic-Phaneric Texture
Definition
2 crystals that can be seen by the naked eye

Smaller crystals surround larger crystals
Term
Phaneric Textures
Definition
Crystals are large enough to be seen by the naked eye
Term
Glassy Texture
Definition
Similar to Glass
No Crystals
Term
Fragmental Texture
Definition
Consists of Ejected Igneous Material
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