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The Blackish Group

Mineral 8 (14)

You need to answer each of the following three questions--two will be answered with "none of these" and one will be answered with the correct mineral name.

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are A-E

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Andalucite (a nesosilicate)

b. Anyhdrite (a Ca sulfate)

c. Apatite (a phosphate)

d. Arsenopyrite (a sulfide)

e. Augite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

f. Azurite (a Cu carbonate)

g. Barite (a Ba sulfate)

h. Bornite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

i. Bauxite (Al oxide/hydroxide)

j. Beryl (a Be cyclosilicate)

k. Biotite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

l. Calcite (a Ca carbonate)

m. Cassiterite (an Sn oxide)

n. Chalcocite (a Cu sulfide)

o. Chalcopyrite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

p. Chlorite (a phylosilicate)

q. Chromite (a Cr-Fe oxide)

r. Cinnabar (a Hg sulfide)

s. Corundum (an Al oxide)

t. Covellite (a Cu sulfide)

u. Cuprite (a Cu oxide)

v. Diopside (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

w. Dolomite (a Mg-Ca carbonate)

x. Enstatite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

y. Epidote (a soroslicate)

z. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are F-P

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Fluorite (a Ca halide)

b. Galena (a Pb sulfide)

c. Garnet (a nesosilicate)

d. Gypsum (a Ca sulfate)

e. Halite (a Na halide)

f. Hematite (a Fe oxide)

g. Hornblende (a common amphibole--inosilicate)

h. Ilmentite (a Fe-Ti oxide)

i. Kaolinite (a phyloslicate)

j. Kyanite (a nesosilicate)

k. Lepidolite (a phyllosilicate)

l. Leucite (a tectosilicate)

m. Magnesite (a Mg carbonate)

n. Magnetite (a Fe oxide)

o. Malachite (a Cu carbonate)

p. Muscovite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

q. Nepheline (a feldspathoid- tectosilicate)

r. Olivine (a nesosilicate)

s. Orthoclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

t. Phlogopite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

u. Plagioclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

v. Pyrite (a Fe sulfide)

w. Pyrrhotite (a Fe sulfide)

x. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are Q-Z

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Quartz (a tectosilicate)

b. Siderite (a Fe carbonate)

c. Silliminite (a nesosilicate)

d. Sodalite (a feldspathoid-tectosilicate)

e. Sphalerite (a Zn-Fe sulfide)

f. Staurolite (a nesosilicate)

g. Stibnite (a Sb sulfide)

h. Tourmaline (a cyclosilicate)

i. Turquioise (a Cu phosphate)

j. Wollastonite (a Capyroxenoid -inosilicate)

k. None of these

Mineral 9 (13)

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You need to answer each of the following three questions--two will be answered with "none of these" and one will be answered with the correct mineral name.

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are A-E

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Andalucite (a nesosilicate)

b. Anyhdrite (a Ca sulfate)

c. Apatite (a phosphate)

d. Arsenopyrite (a sulfide)

e. Augite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

f. Azurite (a Cu carbonate)

g. Barite (a Ba sulfate)

h. Bornite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

i. Bauxite (Al oxide/hydroxide)

j. Beryl (a Be cyclosilicate)

k. Biotite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

l. Calcite (a Ca carbonate)

m. Cassiterite (an Sn oxide)

n. Chalcocite (a Cu sulfide)

o. Chalcopyrite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

p. Chlorite (a phylosilicate)

q. Chromite (a Cr-Fe oxide)

r. Cinnabar (a Hg sulfide)

s. Corundum (an Al oxide)

t. Covellite (a Cu sulfide)

u. Cuprite (a Cu oxide)

v. Diopside (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

w. Dolomite (a Mg-Ca carbonate)

x. Enstatite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

y. Epidote (a soroslicate)

z. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are F-P

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Fluorite (a Ca halide)

b. Galena (a Pb sulfide)

c. Garnet (a nesosilicate)

d. Gypsum (a Ca sulfate)

e. Halite (a Na halide)

f. Hematite (a Fe oxide)

g. Hornblende (a common amphibole--inosilicate)

h. Ilmentite (a Fe-Ti oxide)

i. Kaolinite (a phyloslicate)

j. Kyanite (a nesosilicate)

k. Lepidolite (a phyllosilicate)

l. Leucite (a tectosilicate)

m. Magnesite (a Mg carbonate)

n. Magnetite (a Fe oxide)

o. Malachite (a Cu carbonate)

p. Muscovite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

q. Nepheline (a feldspathoid- tectosilicate)

r. Olivine (a nesosilicate)

s. Orthoclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

t. Phlogopite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

u. Plagioclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

v. Pyrite (a Fe sulfide)

w. Pyrrhotite (a Fe sulfide)

x. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are Q-Z

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Quartz (a tectosilicate)

b. Siderite (a Fe carbonate)

c. Silliminite (a nesosilicate)

d. Sodalite (a feldspathoid-tectosilicate)

e. Sphalerite (a Zn-Fe sulfide)

f. Staurolite (a nesosilicate)

g. Stibnite (a Sb sulfide)

h. Tourmaline (a cyclosilicate)

i. Turquioise (a Cu phosphate)

j. Wollastonite (a Ca pyroxenoid-inosilicate)

k. None of these

Mineral 10 (10)

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You need to answer each of the following three questions--two will be answered with "none of these" and one will be answered with the correct mineral name.

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are A-E

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Andalucite (a nesosilicate)

b. Anyhdrite (a Ca sulfate)

c. Apatite (a phosphate)

d. Arsenopyrite (a sulfide)

e. Augite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

f. Azurite (a Cu carbonate)

g. Barite (a Ba sulfate)

h. Bornite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

i. Bauxite (Al oxide/hydroxide)

j. Beryl (a Be cyclosilicate)

k. Biotite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

l. Calcite (a Ca carbonate)

m. Cassiterite (an Sn oxide)

n. Chalcocite (a Cu sulfide)

o. Chalcopyrite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

p. Chlorite (a phylosilicate)

q. Chromite (a Cr-Fe oxide)

r. Cinnabar (a Hg sulfide)

s. Corundum (an Al oxide)

t. Covellite (a Cu sulfide)

u. Cuprite (a Cu oxide)

v. Diopside (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

w. Dolomite (a Mg-Ca carbonate)

x. Enstatite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

y. Epidote (a soroslicate)

z. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are F-P

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Fluorite (a Ca halide)

b. Galena (a Pb sulfide)

c. Garnet (a nesosilicate)

d. Gypsum (a Ca sulfate)

e. Halite (a Na halide)

f. Hematite (a Fe oxide)

g. Hornblende (a common amphibole--inosilicate)

h. Ilmentite (a Fe-Ti oxide)

i. Kaolinite (a phyloslicate)

j. Kyanite (a nesosilicate)

k. Lepidolite (a phyllosilicate)

l. Leucite (a tectosilicate)

m. Magnesite (a Mg carbonate)

n. Magnetite (a Fe oxide)

o. Malachite (a Cu carbonate)

p. Muscovite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

q. Nepheline (a feldspathoid- tectosilicate)

r. Olivine (a nesosilicate)

s. Orthoclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

t. Phlogopite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

u. Plagioclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

v. Pyrite (a Fe sulfide)

w. Pyrrhotite (a Fe sulfide)

x. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are Q-Z

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Quartz (a tectosilicate)

b. Siderite (a Fe carbonate)

c. Silliminite (a nesosilicate)

d. Sodalite (a feldspathoid-tectosilicate)

e. Sphalerite (a Zn-Fe sulfide)

f. Staurolite (a nesosilicate)

g. Stibnite (a Sb sulfide)

h. Tourmaline (a cyclosilicate)

i. Turquioise (a Cu phosphate)

j. Wollastonite (a Ca pyroxenoid-inosilicate)

k. None of these

Mineral 11 (33)

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You need to answer each of the following three questions--two will be answered with "none of these" and one will be answered with the correct mineral name.

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are A-E

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Andalucite (a nesosilicate)

b. Anyhdrite (a Ca sulfate)

c. Apatite (a phosphate)

d. Arsenopyrite (a sulfide)

e. Augite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

f. Azurite (a Cu carbonate)

g. Barite (a Ba sulfate)

h. Bornite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

i. Bauxite (Al oxide/hydroxide)

j. Beryl (a Be cyclosilicate)

k. Biotite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

l. Calcite (a Ca carbonate)

m. Cassiterite (an Sn oxide)

n. Chalcocite (a Cu sulfide)

o. Chalcopyrite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

p. Chlorite (a phylosilicate)

q. Chromite (a Cr-Fe oxide)

r. Cinnabar (a Hg sulfide)

s. Corundum (an Al oxide)

t. Covellite (a Cu sulfide)

u. Cuprite (a Cu oxide)

v. Diopside (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

w. Dolomite (a Mg-Ca carbonate)

x. Enstatite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

y. Epidote (a soroslicate)

z. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are F-P

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Fluorite (a Ca halide)

b. Galena (a Pb sulfide)

c. Garnet (a nesosilicate)

d. Gypsum (a Ca sulfate)

e. Halite (a Na halide)

f. Hematite (a Fe oxide)

g. Hornblende (a common amphibole--inosilicate)

h. Ilmentite (a Fe-Ti oxide)

i. Kaolinite (a phyloslicate)

j. Kyanite (a nesosilicate)

k. Lepidolite (a phyllosilicate)

l. Leucite (a tectosilicate)

m. Magnesite (a Mg carbonate)

n. Magnetite (a Fe oxide)

o. Malachite (a Cu carbonate)

p. Muscovite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

q. Nepheline (a feldspathoid- tectosilicate)

r. Olivine (a nesosilicate)

s. Orthoclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

t. Phlogopite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

u. Plagioclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

v. Pyrite (a Fe sulfide)

w. Pyrrhotite (a Fe sulfide)

x. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are Q-Z

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Quartz (a tectosilicate)

b. Siderite (a Fe carbonate)

c. Silliminite (a nesosilicate)

d. Sodalite (a feldspathoid-tectosilicate)

e. Sphalerite (a Zn-Fe sulfide)

f. Staurolite (a nesosilicate)

g. Stibnite (a Sb sulfide)

h. Tourmaline (a cyclosilicate)

i. Turquioise (a Cu phosphate)

j. Wollastonite (a Ca pyroxenoid-inosilicate)

k. None of these

Mineral Extra (39)

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You need to answer each of the following three questions--two will be answered with "none of these" and one will be answered with the correct mineral name.

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are A-E

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Andalucite (a nesosilicate)

b. Anyhdrite (a Ca sulfate)

c. Apatite (a phosphate)

d. Arsenopyrite (a sulfide)

e. Augite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

f. Azurite (a Cu carbonate)

g. Barite (a Ba sulfate)

h. Bornite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

i. Bauxite (Al oxide/hydroxide)

j. Beryl (a Be cyclosilicate)

k. Biotite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

l. Calcite (a Ca carbonate)

m. Cassiterite (an Sn oxide)

n. Chalcocite (a Cu sulfide)

o. Chalcopyrite (a Cu-Fe sulfide)

p. Chlorite (a phylosilicate)

q. Chromite (a Cr-Fe oxide)

r. Cinnabar (a Hg sulfide)

s. Corundum (an Al oxide)

t. Covellite (a Cu sulfide)

u. Cuprite (a Cu oxide)

v. Diopside (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

w. Dolomite (a Mg-Ca carbonate)

x. Enstatite (a pyroxene--inosilicate)

y. Epidote (a soroslicate)

z. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are F-P

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Fluorite (a Ca halide)

b. Galena (a Pb sulfide)

c. Garnet (a nesosilicate)

d. Gypsum (a Ca sulfate)

e. Halite (a Na halide)

f. Hematite (a Fe oxide)

g. Hornblende (a common amphibole--inosilicate)

h. Ilmentite (a Fe-Ti oxide)

i. Kaolinite (a phyloslicate)

j. Kyanite (a nesosilicate)

k. Lepidolite (a phyllosilicate)

l. Leucite (a tectosilicate)

m. Magnesite (a Mg carbonate)

n. Magnetite (a Fe oxide)

o. Malachite (a Cu carbonate)

p. Muscovite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

q. Nepheline (a feldspathoid- tectosilicate)

r. Olivine (a nesosilicate)

s. Orthoclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

t. Phlogopite (a mica--phyllosilicate)

u. Plagioclase (a feldspar--tectosilicate)

v. Pyrite (a Fe sulfide)

w. Pyrrhotite (a Fe sulfide)

x. None of these

Value: 2

Name that mineral!--List in roughly alphabetical order -- These are Q-Z

If none of these are right--get two points for saying "none of these" at the bottom of the list!

a. Quartz (a tectosilicate)

b. Siderite (a Fe carbonate)

c. Silliminite (a nesosilicate)

d. Sodalite (a feldspathoid-tectosilicate)

e. Sphalerite (a Zn-Fe sulfide)

f. Staurolite (a nesosilicate)

g. Stibnite (a Sb sulfide)

h. Tourmaline (a cyclosilicate)

i. Turquioise (a Cu phosphate)

j. Wollastonite (a Ca pyroxenoid-inosilicate)

k. None of these

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