common minerals and their formulas

Vocabulary flashcards mapping common minerals to their chemical formulas and structural categories as given in EENS 2110.

Nesosilicates

Also known as Orthosilicates, a structural class of silicate minerals.

Phyllosilicates

Also known as Sheet Silicates, a structural class of silicate minerals.

Inosilicates

Also known as Chain Silicates, a structural class of silicate minerals.

Tectosilicates

Also known as Framework Silicates, a structural class of silicate minerals.

Forsterite

$$Mg_2SiO_4$$

Fayalite

$$Fe_2SiO_4$$

Zircon

$$ZrSiO_4$$

Sphene

$$CaTiSiO_4$$

Pyrope

$$Mg_3Al_2Si_3O_{12}$$

Almandine

$$Fe_3Al_2Si_3O_{12}$$

Grossularite

$$Ca_3Al_2Si_3O_{12}$$

Sillimanite

$$Al_2SiO_5$$

Kyanite

$$Al_2SiO_5$$

Andalusite

$$Al_2SiO_5$$

Staurolite

$$(Fe,Mg)_2Al_9Si_4O_{22}(OH)_2$$

Topaz

$$Al_2SiO_4(OH)_2$$

Lawsonite

$$CaAl_2Si_2O_7(OH)_2 \cdot H_2O$$

Epidote

$$Ca_2Fe^{+3}Al_2Si_3O_{12}(OH)$$

Clinozoisite

$$Ca_2Al_3Si_3O_{12}(OH)$$

Beryl

$$Be_3Al_2Si_6O_{18}$$

Cordierite

$$Al_4(Mg,Fe)_2Si_5O_{18}$$

Enstatite

$$MgSiO_3$$

Ferrosilite

$$FeSiO_3$$

Hypersthene

$$(Mg,Fe)SiO_3$$

Diopside

$$CaMgSi_2O_6$$

Hedenbergite

$$CaFeSi_2O_6$$

Acmite

$$NaFe^{+3}Si_2O_6$$

Jadeite

$$NaAlSi_2O_6$$

Wollastonite

$$CaSiO_3$$

Tremolite

$$Ca_2Mg_5Si_8O_{22}(OH)_2$$

Actinolite

$$Ca_2(Mg,Fe)_5Si_8O_{22}(OH)_2$$

Hornblende

$$(Na,K)_{0-1}Ca_2(Mg,Fe,Al)_5Si_{6-7}Al_{2-1}O_{22}(OH,F)_2$$

Muscovite

$$KAl_3Si_3O_{10}(OH)_2$$

Biotite

$$K(Mg,Fe)_3AlSi_3O_{10}(OH)_2$$

Talc

$$Mg_3Si_4O_{10}(OH)_2$$

Chlorite

$$(Mg,Fe,Al)_6(Si,Al)_4O_{10}(OH)_8$$

Serpentine

$$Mg_3Si_2O_5(OH)_4$$

Kaolinite

$$Al_2Si_2O_5(OH)_4$$

Anorthite

$$CaAl_2Si_2O_8$$

Albite

$$NaAlSi_3O_8$$

Sanidine

$$KAlSi_3O_8$$

Orthoclase

$$KAlSi_3O_8$$

Quartz

$$SiO_2$$

Cristobalite

$$SiO_2$$

Tridymite

$$SiO_2$$

Nepheline

$$NaAlSiO_4$$

Kalsilite

$$KAlSiO_4$$

Leucite

$$KAlSi_2O_6$$

Periclase

$$MgO$$

Corundum

$$Al_2O_3$$

Hematite

$$Fe_2O_3$$

Magnetite

$$Fe_3O_4$$

Ilmenite

$$FeTiO_3$$

Rutile

$$TiO_2$$

Spinel

$$MgAl_2O_4$$

Brucite

$$Mg(OH)_2$$

Gibbsite

$$Al(OH)_3$$

Goethite

$$FeO \cdot OH$$

Pyrite

$$FeS_2$$

Chalcopyrite

$$CuFeS_2$$

Sphalerite

$$ZnS$$

Galena

$$PbS$$

Cinnabar

$$HgS$$

Covelite

$$CuS$$

Bornite

$$Cu_5FeS_4$$

Molybdenite

$$MoS_2$$

Calcite

$$CaCO_3$$

Siderite

$$FeCO_3$$

Magnesite

$$MgCO_3$$

Dolomite

$$CaMg(CO_3)_2$$

Apatite

$$Ca_5(PO_4)_3(OH,F,CL)$$

Fluorite

$$CaF_2$$

Halite

$$NaCl$$

Sylvite

$$KCl$$

Gypsum

$$CaSO_4 \cdot 2H_2O$$

Anhydrite

$$CaSO_4$$

Barite

$$BaSO_4$$