1. Learn by heart names of 100 most important minerals Remember

2. Copper minerals native copperCu chalcopyriteCuFeS 2 bornite Cu 2 S  (Fe,Cu)S covellineCuS chalcociteCu 2 S tetrahedriteCu 3 SbS 4-5 energiteCu 3 AsS 4 cupriteCu 2 O tenoriteCuO malachiteCu 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 2 azuriteCu 3 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2 chrysocolla CuSiO 3  nH 2 O native silverAg electrum(Au, Ag) argentiteAg 2 S PyrargyriteAg 3 SbS 3 chlorargyriteAgCl Silver minerals native goldAu sylvaniteAuAgTe 4 calaverite(Au,Ag)Te 2 Gold minerals galenaPbS cerusitePbCO 3 anglesitePbSO 4 betekhtinitePb(Cu, Fe) 21 S 15 Lead minerals

3. sphaleriteZnS smithsoniteZnCO 3 willemiteZn 2 (SiO 4 ) frankliniteZnFe 2 O 4 Zinc minerals diaspore  -AlOOH böhmite  -AlOOH gibbsite  -Al(OH) 3 leuciteK(AlSi 2 O 6 ) Aluminum minerals pentlandite – (Fe,Ni) 9 S 8 millerite –  -NiS gersdorffite – NiAsS nickiel-skutterudite (former chloantite) – (Ni,Co)As 3-2 nickeline – NiAs annabergite - Ni 3 (AsO 4 ) 2  8H 2 O Nickel minerals Cobalt minerals linnaeite – Co 3 S 4 cobaltite –CoAsS skutterudite –CoAs 3 asbolane – m(Co, Ni)O  MnO 2  nH 2 O erythrite – Co 3 [AsO 4 ] 2  nH 2 O

4. Iron minerals magnetite Fe 3 O 4 hematite Fe 2 O 3 goethite  -FeOOH siderite FeCO 3 chamosite (Fe 2+, Mg,Fe 3+ ) 5 Al[(O,OH) 8 |AlSi 3 O 10 ] native iron Fe pyrite FeS 2 markasite (rhombic) FeS 2 pirrhotite FeS ilmeniteFeTiO 3

5. Native metals graphite C diamondC fulleriteC sulfur S gold Au silver Ag iron Fe copperCu platinium Pt

6. Soluble salts villiaumiteNaF sylvitKCl haliteNaCl carnaliteKMgCl 3  6H 2 O sal ammoniacNH 4 Cl bischofiteMgCl 2  H 2 O kieseriteMgSO 4  H 2 O

7. Sparingly soluble salts fluorite CaF 2 cryoliteNa 3 [AlF 6 ] bariteBaSO 4 anhydrite CaSO 4 gypsumCaSO 4  H 2 O celestineSrSO 4 calciteCaCO 3 dolomiteCaMg (CO 3 ) 2 magnesiteMgCO 3

8. Rock forming minerals quartzSiO 2 opalSiO 2  H 2 O orthoclase (monoclinic)K[AlSi 3 O 8 ] microcline (triclinic) K[AlSi 3 O 8 ] albite Na[AlSi 3 O 8 ] anorthiteCa[Al 2 Si 2 O 8 ] muskovite K(Al) 2 (OH) 2 [AlSi 3 O 10 ] biotite K(Mg,Fe) 3 (OH) 2 [AlSi 3 O 10 ] olivines(Mg,Fe) 2 [SiO 4 ] kaoliniteAl 4 (OH) 8 [Si 4 O 10 ] illiteK(Mg,Fe) 3 (OH) 2 [AlSi 3 O 10 ] augite(Ca, Mg, Fe +2, Fe +3, Ti, Al) 2 [(Si, Al) 2 O 6 ]

9. Other (find their chemical formula ) distene sylimanite andalusite garnets talc epidote antygorite cristobalite tridymite stishovite coesite lonsdaleite ice rodochrosite rutile anatase

10. Name the minerals (phot. Manecki) bornite magnetite + quartz