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The Rock Assemblage Group

Mineral 39 (17)

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 40 (18)

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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 41 (19)

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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 42 (16)

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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 43, (15)

Our last mineral is in the same igneous rock in which we previously identified pyroxene. Based on Bowen's reaction series, what other minerals might we expect to be present in this rock? Pyroxene forms in the higher temperature--more mafic type compositions (mafic being Mg and Fe rich rather than Si and Al rich like sialic compositions).

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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 10/29/2020. Text, videos, and pictures are the property of Russ Colson