Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

tornado guy · Post by **tornado guy** » January 16th, 2012, 1:38 pm

quizbowl wrote:
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Hornblende?

Yeah.....

quizbowl · Post by **quizbowl** » January 16th, 2012, 1:53 pm

Post by **fishman100** » January 16th, 2012, 2:10 pm

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Barite?

Infinity Flat · Post by **Infinity Flat** » January 16th, 2012, 2:15 pm

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Gypsum, right?

quizbowl · Post by **quizbowl** » January 16th, 2012, 2:23 pm

Infinity Flat wrote:
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Gypsum, right?

Right-o! It's the Desert Rose variety, if you were wondering.

Infinity Flat · Post by **Infinity Flat** » January 16th, 2012, 2:57 pm

quizbowl wrote:
Infinity Flat wrote:
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Gypsum, right?
Right-o! It's the Desert Rose variety, if you were wondering.

Yes, I have a few good samples myself. For those wondering, barite roses tend to have much softer edges than gypsum.

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hexagonaria · Post by **hexagonaria** » January 16th, 2012, 3:03 pm

Is it agate?

Infinity Flat · Post by **Infinity Flat** » January 16th, 2012, 3:07 pm

hexagonaria wrote:Is it agate?

No, but it is a mineral.

EDIT: Actually, I checked, and it's not a single mineral. I updated the question to reflect this.

Allinea · Post by **Allinea** » January 16th, 2012, 4:57 pm

Chalcedony?

I'd have to have an actual sample in front of me to say anything about the yellow-ish mineral.

hexagonaria · Post by **hexagonaria** » January 16th, 2012, 5:06 pm

I think I saw a question earlier in the marathon like this. they said it was hematite, but it was an uncommon form

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