1. Descriptive Mineralogy Oxides and Hydroxides

2. Classification of the Minerals Non-Silicates –Native Elements –Halides –Sulfides –Oxides –Hydroxides –Carbonates –Sulfates –Phosphates Silicates –Orthosilicates –Sorosilicates –Cyclosilicates –Chain Silicates –Layer Silicates –Tektosilicates

3. Simple Oxides Hemioxides –Cuprite (Cu 2 O) –Ice (H 2 O) Monoxides –Periclase (MgO) –Wüstite (FeO) –Manganosite (MnO) –Lime (CaO) –Zincite (ZnO) –Bromellite (BeO) –Tenorite (CuO) Sesquioxides –Corundum (Al 2 O 3 ) –Hematite (Fe 2 O 3 ) –Bixbyite (Mn 2 O 3 ) Dioxides –Rutile (TiO 2 ) –Anatase (TiO 2 ) –Brookite (TiO 2 ) –Cassiterite(SnO 2 ) –Pyrolusite(MnO 2 )

4. Simple Oxides

5. Hemi-Oxides (M 2 O) Ice (H 2 O) Hexagonal Cuprite (Cu 2 O) Why not Na 2 O? –(Na radius too large)

6. Cuprite Cu 2 O Occurrence: Low Temp Hydrothermal (Supergene) Use: Minor ore of Cu

7. Ice H 2 O Crystal SystemHexagonal Point Group6/mmm Space GroupP6 3 /mmc OpticalUniaxial Color Colorless LusterVitreous Hardness1.5 Density0.95

8. Ice H 2 O

10. Ice H 2 O High Pressure Phase Diagram

11. Monoxides (MO) Rocksalt oxides –Periclase MgO - Wüstite FeO –Manganosite MnO –Lime CaO –Bunsenite NiO Zincite oxides: –Zincite ZnO, –Bromellite BeO Other monoxides: –TenoriteCuO, Montroydite HgO

12. Rocksalt Oxides MgO - FeO - MnO - CaO Crystal SystemCubic Point Group4/m-32/m Space GroupFm3m OpticalIsotropic

13. Periclase - Wüstite MgO - FeO Lower mantle phase Mg 2 SiO 4 = MgSiO 3 + MgO Ringwoodite = Perovskite + periclase

14. Periclase MgO

15. Sesquioxides (M 2 O 3 ) Corundum Group –Corundum Al 2 O 3 –Hematite Fe 2 O 3 –Karelianite V 2 O 3 and Eskolaite Cr 2 O 3 Other Sesquioxides –Bixbyite Mn 2 O 3

16. Corundum Al 2 O 3 Crystal SystemTrigonal Point Group-32/m Space GroupR-3c OpticalUniaxial Color Colorless LusterVitreous Hardness9 Density4.02

17. Corundum Al 2 O 3

19. Hematite Fe 2 O 3 Crystal SystemTrigonal Point Group-32/m Space GroupR-3c OpticalNearly opaque Color Red/Metallic LusterEarthy/metallic Hardness6 Density5.26

20. Hematite Fe 2 O 3

21. Bixbyite Mn 2 O 3 Crystal SystemCubic Point Group4/m-32/m Space GroupIa3 OpticalNearly opaque Color Red/Metallic LusterEarthy/metallic Hardness6 Density4.95

22. Dioxides Rutile Group –Rutile TiO 2 ; Anatase; Brookite –Cassiterite SnO 2 –Pyrolusite MnO 2 –Stishovite SiO 2 Uraninite (UO 2 ) and Thorianite (ThO 2 ) Baddeleyite ZrO 2

23. Rutile TiO 2 Pyrolusite MnO 2 Cassiterite SnO 2 Stishovite SiO 2

24. Rutile TiO 2 Crystal SystemTetragonal Point Group4/mmm Space Group P4 2 /mnm Optical Nearly opaque Color Red Luster Adamantine Hardness6 Density4.23

25. Anatase and Brookite TiO 2

26. Cassiterite SnO 2

27. Uraninite UO 2 Crystal SystemCubic Point Group4/m-32/m Space Group Fm-3m Optical Nearly opaque Color Black Luster Submetallic Hardness5.5 Density7-9 OccurrenceLo T Hyd Roll-front Use: Major Ore of U

28. Simple Oxides

29. Complex Oxides Two or more different cations –Spinel Group: M 2 TO 4 –Ilmenite Group : FeTiO 3 –Pseudobrookite Group : A 2 BO 5 –Perovskite Group : CaTiO 3 High Pressure silicate analogues

30. Spinel Group Spinel MgAl 2 O 4 Hercynite FeAl 2 O 4 Chromite FeCr 2 O 4 Magnesiochromite MgCr 2 O 4 Magnetite Fe 2+ Fe 3+ 2 O 4 Magnesioferrite MgFe 2 O 4 Gahnite ZnAl 2 O 4 Ulvospinel TiFe 2 O 4 Ringwoodite Mg 2 SiO 4

31. Spinel Structure Space Group Fd3m Edge sharing octahedra Cell edge ~8.5Å Two octahedra per Tetrahedron MgAl 2 O 4 (Normal) or Al (MgAl) O 4 (Inverse)

32. Ilmenite Group Ilmenite FeTiO 3 Geikielite MgTiO 3 Akimotoite MgSiO 3

33. Ilmenite Structure FeTiO 3 Corundum Structure Space Group R-3 Alternating layers of Fe and Ti Octahedra Face-sharing Octahedra Dense

34. Pseudobrookite Group Pseudobrookite Fe 2+ Ti 2 O 5 Ferro-pseudobrookite TiFe 3+ 2 O 5 Armalcolite (Mg,Fe 2+ )Ti 2 O 5

35. Pseudobrookite Structure Space Group Bbmm M1 dark M2 lighter Open Structure

36. Accessory Oxides

38. Perovskite Perovskite CaTiO 3 MgSiO 3 (Lower mantle phase)

39. Perovskite Structure Pseudo-cubic Orthorhombic Space Group Pbnm

40. Hydroxides Brucite Mg(OH) 2 Gibbsite Al(OH) 3 Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH) Bauxite (Mixed Al hydroxides) Goethite FeO(OH) (+Lepidochrosite) Limonite Fe(OH) 3

41. Gibbsite Al(OH) 3 Di-octahedral Two out of three possible octahedral sites occupied Tri-valent cations

42. Brucite Mg(OH) 2 Tri-octahedral All three possible octahedral sites occupied Divalent cations