Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

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Barite?
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Aragonite?
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tourmaline?
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Wadhk wrote:
Barite?
Good job! And the black mineral was stibnite, but that's not on our list.
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Not showing up..
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Same here.
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That's really strange, the image shows up on my computer...ID the black mineral
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epidote
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Tourmaline?
How do you tell the difference between epidote and tourmaline? They both look really alike.
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