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The Reddish Group

Mineral 26 (4)

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 27 (32)

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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 28 (34)

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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 29 (35)

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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 30 (37)

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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 31 (41)

Click Video to get observational data

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

last updated 10/28/2020. Text, videos, and pictures are the property of Russ Colson