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Minerology- ID (Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, and Tungstates)
Cards in this deck (17)
- 1—Calcite
CaCO3 (Carbonate)
Hardness=3
Vitreous (glassy)
Brittle/Conchoidal fracture
- 2—Siderite (Carbonate)
FeCO3 Fe=2+
Hardness=3.5
Vitreous (glassy)
Brittle/Conchoidal Fracture
- 3—Rhodochrosite (Carbonate)
MnCO3 Mn=2+
Hardness=3
Vitreous (glassy)
Brittle/Conchoidal fracture
- 4—Dolomite (Carbonate)
CaMg(CO3)2
Hardness= 3.5-4
Brittle/Conchoidal
Vitreous (glassy)
Course-wellformed crystals
- 5—Malachite (Carbonate)
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hardness= 3.5-4
Uneven Fracture
Vitreous (silky)
Fibrous habit - 6—Azurite (Carbonate)
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hardness-3.5-4
Vitreous (glassy)
- 7—Barite (Sulfate)
BaSO4
Hardness=3.0-3.5
Vitreous (glassy)
Uneven Fracture
Can be Prismatic/tabular/fibrous
- 8—Gypsum (Sulfate)
CaSO4*2H20
Hardness=2
- 9—Apatite (Phosphates)
Ca5(PO4)3F
Harness=5
Vitreous (resinous)
Brittle/Conchoidal
Hexagonal crystals
- 10—Pyromorphite (Phosphates)
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Hardness=3.5-4
Adamantine (resinous)
Prismatic/
reniform
- 11—Scheelite (Tungstate)
CaWO4
Hardness=4-5
Vitreous (glassy)
Uneven Fracture
Columnar, dessimated, or granular habit
- 12—Calcite
CaCO3 (Carbonate)
Hardness=3
Vitreous (glassy)
- 13—Calcite
CaCO3 (Carbonate)
Hardness=3
Vitreous (glassy)
- 14—Dolomite (Carbonate)
CaMg(CO3)2
Hardness= 3.5-4
Brittle/Conchoidal
Vitreous (glassy)
- 15—Calcite
CaCO3 (Carbonate)
Hardness=3
Vitreous (glassy)
- 16—Scheelite (Tungstate)
CaWO4
Hardness=4-5
Vitreous glassy
- 17—Barite (Sulfate)
BaSO4
Hardness=3.0-3.5
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- Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, and Tungstates
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