mineral groups

feldspar

silicate

quartz

silicate

olivene

silicate

biotite

silicate

muscovite

silicate

diamond

native element

graphite

native element

gold

native element

silver

native element

carbon

native element

copper

native element

calcite

carbonate

dolomite

carbonate

aragonite

carbonate

galena

sulfide

pyrite

sulfide

hematite

oxides

magnetite

oxide

chromite

oxide

anhydrite

sulfate

gypsum

sulfate

halite

halide

fluorite

halide

apatite

phosphate

SiO

silicates

Au, Ag, C, Cu, S

native elements

CO3

carbonates

SO4

sulfates

S, S2

sulfides

O, O2

oxides

halogen anion

halides

PO4

phosphates

igneous minerals

1. quartz

2. mica

3. hornblende

4. potassium feldspar

5. sodium and plagioclase feldspar

6. pyroxenes

7. amphiboles

sedimentary minerals

1. calcite

2. dolomite

3. clay minerals

4. silicate minerals

5. fossilferous materials

mineral groups

1. silicates

2. native elements

3. carbonates

4. sulfates

5. sulfides

6. oxides

7. halides

8. phosphates

common elements in earth’s crust

1. oxygen

2. silicon

3. aluminum

4. iron

5. calcium

6. sodium

7. potassium

8. magnesium

crystal habit or forms

1. cubic

2. octahedral

3. prismatic

moh’s hardness scale

1. talc

2. gypsum

3. calcite

4. fluorite

5. apatite

6. orthoclase

7. quartz

8. topaz

9. corundum

10. diamond