Geology 2311: Mineralogy, Fall 2008

 
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Non - silicate Minerals

1. Native elements
Graphite C
Sulfur S
Copper Cu

2. Halides
Halite NaCl
Fluorite CaF2
Sylvite KCl

3. Sulfides
Pyrite, Marcasite FeS2
Pyrrhotite Fe1-xS
Sphalerite ZnS
Galena PbS
Chalcopyrite CuFeS2

4. Oxides
Rutile TiO2
Pyrolusite MnO2
Hematite Fe2O3
Ilmenite FeTiO3
Corundum Al2O3
Magnetite Fe3O4
Chromite FeCr2O4

5. Hydroxides etc.
Goethite, limonite FeO(OH)
Bauxite: gibbsite Al(OH)3 and diaspore AlO(OH)

6. Carbonates
Calcite, Aragonite CaCO3
Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Rhodochrosite MnCO3
Siderite FeCO3
Azurite Cu3(OH)2(CO3)2
Malachite Cu2(OH)2(CO3)

7. Sulfates
Anhydrite CaSO4
Barite BaSO4
Gypsum CaSO4 . 2H2O

8. Phosphates
Apatite Ca5(PO4)3 [(OH), F, Cl]

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