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EPS101 Online Mineral and Rock Identification Kit

Created by Jonathan Evenick

Non-silicate Minerals Silicate Minerals
Apatite Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) Amphibole Ca2(Mg,Fe)4(Si7Al)O22(OH,F)2
Calcite CaCO3 Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Corundum Al2O3 Garnet (Mg,Fe,Ca)3Al2(SiO4)3
Fluorite CaF2 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2
Galena PbS Olivine (Fe,Mg)2SiO4
Graphite C Orthoclase KAlSi3O8
Gypsum CaSO4.2H2O Plagioclase NaAlSi3O8
Halite NaCl Pyroxene (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6
Hematite Fe2O3 Quartz SiO2
Limonite Amorphous hydrated Fe oxide Staurolite (Fe,Mg,Zn)2Al9(Si,Al)4O22(OH)2
Magnetite Fe3O4 Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrite FeS2    
Sphalerite ZnS    

Igneous Rocks Metamorphic rocks Sedimentary Rocks Sedimentary Structures
Andesite Gneiss Breccia Cross-bedding
Basalt Marble Chert Graded Bedding
Diorite Phyllite Coal Mud Cracks
Dunite Quartzite Conglomerate Raindrop Imprints
Gabbro Schist Coquina Ripple Marks
Granite Slate Dolomite Salt Crystals
Obsidian   Limestone Trace Fossils
Pumice   Sandstone  
Rhyolite   Shale  
Vesicular Basalt   Siltstone