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Minerology 1
Minerals are identified by,
Materials more common in the mantle,
Atomic weight
16  cards
Chemical Bonding
Covalent bonds,
Bonds formed when two orbitals ov...,
Ionic bond
12  cards
Pauling's Rules
Coordination number,
The number of anions packed in ne...,
Anisodesmic structure
16  cards
Compositional Variation in minerals
Simple substiution,
Two ions of equal size and charge...,
Coupled substitution
14  cards
Lab 1: Mineral properties
Crystal shape,
How the crystal naturaly grows,
Equant habit
88  cards
Silicate Structure
Orthosilicates,
Silicates without any conjugation,
Disilicates
18  cards
Crystallography
Rotational axis symetry,
How many times does the structure...,
Mirror plane
24  cards
Bowen's reaction series
0  cards
Mineral Nucleation and Growth
Unit cell,
The smallest stable form of a cry...,
Requirements for mineral creation
14  cards
Phase Diagrams
Phase,
Somethng that can be mechanicaly ...,
Component
23  cards
Microscope Skills
Plane polarized light,
Light has been passed through a p...,
Pleochrosim
30  cards
Geology Of the Mantle
Ultramafic xenoliths,
Chemical reactions and quantum me...,
Ophiolite
48  cards
Minerology of Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis,
The processes by which minearals ...,
Deformation
68  cards
Minerology of Melting
Flux melting process,
As the crust subducts it is metam...,
As the crust subducts it is metam...
35  cards
Supergene/Hypogene hydrothermal Deposits
Copper hand sample,
Dense quick tarnighing copper color,
Native sulfur hand sample
77  cards
Asorted Mineraology of Basins
Halite hand sample,
Cubic clear and tastes bitte salty,
Sylvite hand sample
65  cards

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