Rocks & Minerals B/C ID/Question Marathon

GoofyFoofer · Post by **GoofyFoofer** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:30 pm

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thanks!

GoofyFoofer · Post by **GoofyFoofer** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:34 pm

What are the 8 types of quartz?

Post by **John Richardsim** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:59 pm

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[Agate/Onyx], [Amethyst], [Chalcedony], [Citrine], [Crystal], [Jasper], [Milky], [Rose]

Rank lignite, anthracite, and bituminous coal from highest to lowest carbon content.

darkdeserthighway · Post by **darkdeserthighway** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:13 am

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anthracite, bituminous, lignite

GoofyFoofer · Post by **GoofyFoofer** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:50 pm

your turn!

darkdeserthighway · Post by **darkdeserthighway** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:55 pm

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[img]http://www.dakotamatrix.com/images/products/bauxite34273e.jpg[/img]

Post by **John Richardsim** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:46 pm

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Bauxite, Right?

I hope you don't mind if I be a bit of a rebel and ask a (simple) fossils question. In what type of rock are fossils usually found?

GoofyFoofer · Post by **GoofyFoofer** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:31 pm

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sedimentary rock!

GoofyFoofer · Post by **GoofyFoofer** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:34 pm

What are all the minerals listed on the moh's hardness scale and what are their hardnesses? (is hardnesses a word?

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Post by **John Richardsim** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:10 pm

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1. Talc 2. Gypsum 3. Calcite 4. Flourite 5. Apatite 6. Orthoclase 7. Quartz 8. Topaz 9.Corundum 10. Diamond

What is drusy crystal habit?

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