Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
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Wadhk wrote:Yup!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/IFkje.jpg[/img] 1. In which environments does this form? 2. Name an industrial use for it. 3. Melting point of a pure sample of this substance?
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quizbowl wrote:Wadhk wrote:Yup![img]http://i.imgur.com/IFkje.jpg[/img] 1. In which environments does this form? 2. Name an industrial use for it. 3. Melting point of a pure sample of this substance?
Topaz 1) Igneous; granite pegmatites and rhyolite. Also found in sed. alluvial deposits 2) Abrasive 3) 1000 Celsius...?
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Incorrect.
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Quartz (citrine)
1. Magma, Saturated silica solutions
2. Semiprecious gemstone
3. 1427 C
1. Magma, Saturated silica solutions
2. Semiprecious gemstone
3. 1427 C
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Nope!LoopQuantumGravity wrote:Quartz (citrine)
1. Magma, Saturated silica solutions
2. Semiprecious gemstone
3. 1427 C
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2012: 3rd in NYS
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Hello!
Fluorite: 1. Hydrothermal 2. Smelting and Steel Production 3. 1360 degrees celsius
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Indeed it is! Also you could answer #2 with flux.Kazen wrote:Hello!
Fluorite: 1. Hydrothermal 2. Smelting and Steel Production 3. 1360 degrees celsius
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ID this mineral and its chemical formula. (:
(and thanks for the tip~)
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