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Geology 306 Minerals List

Mineral Formulas & Compositions (as of Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:49 PM)
Mineral

Quartz

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SiO2
HS/TS
3

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HS/TS
6

Mineral

Formula to learn

Staurolite

Fe, Al, Si, O, (OH)

Chloritoid

Fe2+ , Mg, Mn,Al,Si,O,

(OH)

HS/TS

(Mg,Fe)2SiO4

HS/TS

(Ca,Fe,Mg,Mn)3Al2Si3O12 HS/TS

Microcline

KAlSi3O8

HS/TS

Orthoclase

KAlSi3O8

HS/TS

Olivine

Sanidine

KAlSi3O8

HS

Garnet

Plagioclase

(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8

HS/TS

Andalusite

Al2SiO5

HS/TS

Albite

NaAlSi3O8

No

Sillimanite

Al2SiO5

HS/TS

Anorthite

CaAl2Si2O8

No

Kyanite

Al2SiO5

HS/TS

Nepheline

(Na,K)(AlSi)O4

HS/TS

Aragonite

Ca2(CO3)2

HS

Sodalite
Stilbite

None
Na,Ca,Al,Si,H2O

HS
HS

3
3

Dolomite

CaMg(CO3)2

HS

Calcite

Ca2(CO3)2

HS/TS

HS/TS

Malachite

Cu,(CO3),(OH)

HS

HS/TS

Azurite

Cu,(CO3),(OH)

HS

Apatite

Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl)

HS/TS

Magnetite

FeFe2O4

HS

Actinolite

Ca,(Mg,Fe),Si,O,
(OH)
Hornblende
(Na,K),Ca,
(Mg,Fe),Al,Si,O,
(OH)
Glaucophane Na,Mg,Al,Si,O,(OH)
Enstatite
Mg2Si2O6

HS/TS
HS/TS

4
4

Chromite

FeCr2O4

HS

Corundum

Al2O3

HS

HS/TS

Hematite

Fe2O3

HS

Augite
Ca,(Mg,Fe,Al), Si, O HS/TS
Wollastonite
Ca2Si2O6
HS

4
4

Ilmenite

FeTiO3

HS

Gypsum

CaSO42H2O

HS

Halite

NaCl
CaF2

HS

HS

HS

Pyrite

Sb,S
FeS2

HS

Diopside

CaMgSi2O6

Epidote

Ca,Al,Fe3+ ,Si,O,

HS/TS

Serpentine
Kaolinite
Talc

(OH)
Mg,Si,O,(OH)
Al,Si,O,(OH)
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

HS
HS
HS/TS

5
5
5

Stibnite

Muscovite

KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 HS/TS

Bornite

Cu,Fe,S

HS

Biotite

K(Mg,
HS/TS
Fe)3(AlSi3)O10(OH)2

Galena
Sphalerite

HS
HS

8
8

Chalcopyrite

PbS
ZnS
CuFeS2

HS

Molybdenite

MoS2

HS

Pyrrhotite

Fe1-xS

HS

Arsenopyrite
Cinnabar

FeAsS
HgS

HS
HS

8
8

Graphite
Copper
Sulfur

C
Cu
S

HS
HS
HS

8
8
8

Chlorite
Beryl
Tourmaline

(Mg,Fe),Si,O,(OH)
Al,Be,Si,O
Na,
(Mg,Fe),Al,Si,B,O,
(OH)

Fluorite

HS/TS
HS
HS/TS

5
5
5

David M. Hirsch
Modified on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:49 PM

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