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The Brownish Group

Mineral 12 (12)

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 13 (28)

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Do you want to do any other tests? Confine yourself to one-word requests.

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 14 (29)

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Do you have any additional tests you would like to try on this sample? Limit yourself to two words.

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 15 (44)

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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

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

last updated 10/27/2020. Text, videos, and pictures are the property of Russ Colson