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Rocks & Minerals B/C ID/Question Marathon
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C ID/Question Marathon
Correct on the ID's. Nearly there with the second part but there's a relationship you're missing.
sofossils wrote:Azurite and Malachite, they are both carbonates and ores of copper
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When azurite weathers, it is replaced by malachite. (pseudomorph)taylorivy wrote:[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Azurite-Malachite-59275.jpg[/img]
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Wow, beautiful!sofossils wrote:[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Galena,_Calcite,_Fluorite-274395.jpg[/img]
Galena, Fluorite, aaaaand Calcite
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C ID/Question Marathon
Epidote or Apatite. The structure looks like apatite but the color (I know I know, we're not suppose to rely on this but...)
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