[img]https://geology.com/minerals/photos/barite-rose-irocks.jpg[/img] 1. What is this mineral? 2. What is this specific variety called? 3. What is this mineral an ore of? 4. In England this mineral would be called: ---a. Baride ---b. Baryte ---c. Berite ---d. Beryte
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dxu46 wrote:my 150th post!!![img]https://geology.com/minerals/photos/barite-rose-irocks.jpg[/img] 1. What is this mineral? 2. What is this specific variety called? 3. What is this mineral an ore of? 4. In England this mineral would be called: ---a. Baride ---b. Baryte ---c. Berite ---d. Beryte
1. Barite 2. Barite Rose 3. Barium 4. Baryte
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Correct, your turn.pb5754[] wrote:dxu46 wrote:my 150th post!!![img]https://geology.com/minerals/photos/barite-rose-irocks.jpg[/img] 1. What is this mineral? 2. What is this specific variety called? 3. What is this mineral an ore of? 4. In England this mineral would be called: ---a. Baride ---b. Baryte ---c. Berite ---d. Beryte1. Barite 2. Barite Rose 3. Barium 4. Baryte
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[img]https://www.dakotamatrix.com/images/products/rhodochrosite32672a.jpg[/img] 1. What mineral is this? 2. The name of this mineral comes from what Greek word? 3. What does this Greek word mean? 4. This mineral forms a complete solid solution series with what other mineral? 5. What ion causes the pink color of this mineral?
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pb5754[] wrote:[img]https://www.dakotamatrix.com/images/products/rhodochrosite32672a.jpg[/img] 1. What mineral is this? 2. The name of this mineral comes from what Greek word? 3. What does this Greek word mean? 4. This mineral forms a complete solid solution series with what other mineral? 5. What ion causes the pink color of this mineral?
1. Rhodochrosite 2. Won't copy paste from my binder, but it means rose-colored 3. ^^^ 4. FeCO3 5. Mn?
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For #5 I wanted Mn2+ but yeah everythings good.dxu46 wrote:pb5754[] wrote:[img]https://www.dakotamatrix.com/images/products/rhodochrosite32672a.jpg[/img] 1. What mineral is this? 2. The name of this mineral comes from what Greek word? 3. What does this Greek word mean? 4. This mineral forms a complete solid solution series with what other mineral? 5. What ion causes the pink color of this mineral?1. Rhodochrosite 2. Won't copy paste from my binder, but it means rose-colored 3. ^^^ 4. FeCO3 5. Mn?
Lol I forgot Rhodochrosite was a nats mineral.
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[img]https://mineralseducationcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/Gabbro_299251499.jpg[/img] 1. What is this rock? 2. Name the top three minerals that make up this rock. 3. What is this mineral's composition (felsic/intermediate/mafic/ultramafic)? 4. Fill in the blanks: This rock is the ______ (plutonic/volcanic) equivalent of ______ (rock). 5. When, where, and who named this rock?
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dxu46 wrote:[img]https://mineralseducationcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/Gabbro_299251499.jpg[/img] 1. What is this rock? 2. Name the top three minerals that make up this rock. 3. What is this mineral's composition (felsic/intermediate/mafic/ultramafic)? 4. Fill in the blanks: This rock is the ______ (plutonic/volcanic) equivalent of ______ (rock). 5. When, where, and who named this rock?
1. Well I was going to say diorite... oops. The image says gabbro. The same image is also in our binder lol 2. calcium rich plagioclase feldspar, augite, small amounts of olivine and pyroxene 3. mafic 4. plutonic, basalt 5. i'm not sure.... i could only find that it was named after a town in tuscany, italy.
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Oops, I shouldn't have put where for question #5...but the rest was 1809, Christian Leopold von Buch.kate! wrote:dxu46 wrote:[img]https://mineralseducationcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/Gabbro_299251499.jpg[/img] 1. What is this rock? 2. Name the top three minerals that make up this rock. 3. What is this mineral's composition (felsic/intermediate/mafic/ultramafic)? 4. Fill in the blanks: This rock is the ______ (plutonic/volcanic) equivalent of ______ (rock). 5. When, where, and who named this rock?1. Well I was going to say diorite... oops. The image says gabbro. The same image is also in our binder lol 2. calcium rich plagioclase feldspar, augite, small amounts of olivine and pyroxene 3. mafic 4. plutonic, basalt 5. i'm not sure.... i could only find that it was named after a town in tuscany, italy.
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[img]http://www.minimegeology.com/shop/images/rhyolite_300x300_wtrmk.jpg[/img] 1. What rock is this? 2. How does it usually form? 3. This rock is the (plutonic/volcanic) equivalent of (what rock?) 4. Name 4 minerals in this rock's composition. 5. Does it have a high or low silica content?
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