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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C

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An uncommon form of a common mineral:

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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C

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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:An uncommon form of a common mineral:

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is it pyrite? (i'm bad at ID haha)
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C

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driedmango wrote: is it pyrite? (i'm bad at ID haha)
Correct! Also make sure to hide your answer using ["spoiler"]["/spoiler"] with text in between the spoilers and without the quotes.
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote: Also make sure to hide your answer using ["spoiler"]["/spoiler"] with text in between the spoilers and without the quotes.
whoops my bad :/
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C

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driedmango wrote:
Magikarpmaster629 wrote: Also make sure to hide your answer using ["spoiler"]["/spoiler"] with text in between the spoilers and without the quotes.
whoops my bad :/
ID & this mineral is the primary ore of what?
Ooh tricky Sphalerite...with associated dolomite? Zinc ore.
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote: Ooh tricky Sphalerite...with associated dolomite? Zinc ore.
You got it! (I can never identify sphalerite lol)
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:ID
omg i thought it was biotite at first but is it hematite?
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C

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driedmango wrote:
Magikarpmaster629 wrote:ID
omg i thought it was biotite at first but is it hematite?
It is!
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C

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WE DID IT 
[b]Northview | Westlake | MIT | Centerville | Solon | Regionals | States | Nats!! [/b]
[i]Remote:[/i] - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
[i]Rocks:[/i] 7 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
[i]Thermo:[/i] 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
[i]Team:[/i] 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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