Limonite and galena?
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10manwire
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Right on the dot. 
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10manwire
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Barite? (or Baryte)
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa
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10manwire
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"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa
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Hematite
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10manwire
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Yup.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa
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What is the most common mineral on Earth, and what [i]subclass[/i] of silicates does it belong to?
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Quartz, tectosilicates. If this is correct, quizbowl can post the next question.
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