Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

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Wadhk wrote:
Quartz, tectosilicates. If this is correct, quizbowl can post the next question.
Yes
I would have also accepted "feldspar", but there are many different types of it, and quartz is more common than any of them.
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Dying thread!

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Both minerals, please!
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Beryl and albite?
2013-2014 Season: [Boyceville/Conference/River Falls/Regions/State]
WIDI[2/-/6/2/x]
Rocks[5/1/3/-/x]
Glider[13/8/x/-/x]
Rollercoaster[3/-/12/2/x]
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Holla!!
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[img]http://i40.tinypic.com/20th2rc.jpg[/img]
2013-2014 Season: [Boyceville/Conference/River Falls/Regions/State]
WIDI[2/-/6/2/x]
Rocks[5/1/3/-/x]
Glider[13/8/x/-/x]
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Sustainability[12/-/7/-/-]
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Fluorite and Calcite?
2014 Events: Entomology, Materials Science, Rocks and Minerals, Scrambler
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Halite and Fluorite?
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Wadhk was right...
2013-2014 Season: [Boyceville/Conference/River Falls/Regions/State]
WIDI[2/-/6/2/x]
Rocks[5/1/3/-/x]
Glider[13/8/x/-/x]
Rollercoaster[3/-/12/2/x]
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ID both minerals.
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Gold and hematite
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