mineralogy

  1. Annite

    (bitotite group)
    KFe3AlSi3O10(OH)2
  2. Phlogopite

    (biotite group)
    KMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2
  3. Muscovite
    KAl3Si3O10(OH)2
  4. Chlorite

        -and-

    Clay Minerals
    Phyllosilicates
  5. Quartz
    SiO2
  6. Orthoclase
    Microcline
    Sanidine

    (alkali feldspars)
    KAlSi3O8
  7. Albite

    (plagioclase feldspars)
    NaAlSi3O8
  8. Anorthite

    (plagioclase feldspars)
    CaAl2Si2O8
  9. Leucite

    (feldspatoids)
    KAlSi2O6
  10. Nepheline

    (feldspathoids)
    (Na,K)AlSiO4
  11. Sodalite

    (feldspathoids)
    Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
  12. Enstatite

    (pyroxene)
    Mg2Si2O6

    (also MgSiO3)
  13. Ferrosilite

    (pyroxene)
    Fe2Si2O6
  14. Diopside

    (pyroxene)
    CaMgSi2O6
  15. Hedenbergite

    (pyroxene)
    CaFeSi2O6
  16. Augite

    (pyroxene)
    (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
  17. Hypersthene

    (pyroxene)
    (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
  18. Jadeite

    (pyroxene)
    NaAlSi2O6
  19. Spodumene

    (pyroxene)
    LiAlSi2O6
  20. Wollastonite

    (pyroxenoid)
    Ca2Si2O6
  21. Tremolite

    (amphibole)
    Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2
  22. Actolinite

    (amphibole)
    Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
  23. Glaucophane

    (amphibole)
    Na2Mg3Al2Si8O22(OH)2
  24. Forsterite

    (olivine group)
    Mg2SiO4
  25. Fayalite

    (olivine group)
    Fe2SiO4
  26. Pyrope

    (garnet group)
    Mg3Al2Si3O12
  27. Almandine

    (garnet group)
    Fe3Al2Si3O12
  28. Grossular

    (garnet group)
    Ca3Al2Si3O12
  29. Spessertine

    (garnet group)
    Mn3Al2Si3O12
  30. Fe2Al9O6Si4O16(OH)2
    Staurolite

    (nesosilicate)
  31. Kyanite

    (aluminosilicate group)
    Al2SiO5
  32. Andalusite

    (aluminosilicate group)
    Al2SiO5
  33. Sillimanite

    (aluminosilicate group)
    Al2SiO5
  34. Titanite

    (aka: Sphene)
    CaTiSiO5
  35. Zircon
    ZrSiO4
  36. Ca2FeAl2O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)
    Epidote
  37. Beryl
    Be3Al2Si6O18
  38. Tourmaline group
    cyclosilicate
  39. Sphalerite
    ZnS
  40. Galena
    PbS
  41. Cinnabar
    HgS
  42. Pyrite
    FeS2
  43. Marcasite
    FeS2
  44. Pyrrhotite
    Fe1-xS
  45. Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS2
Author
dbutler13
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Card Set
mineralogy
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minerals
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