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Mineral and Rock Review<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_337\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"975\"]\"\"<\/a> Crystals of the mineral native sulphur growing on the rock basalt at an outlet of volcanic gases, Kilauea volcano, Hawaii[\/caption]\r\n\r\nNow that we've covered minerals and all three types of rocks it's important for you to convince yourself that you've got them straight in your mind.\u00a0 As already noted, one of the most common mistakes that geology students make on assignments, tests and exams is to confuse minerals with rocks and then give a wrong answer when asked to name one or the other based on information provided.\r\n\r\nIn this exercise you are given a list of names of minerals and rocks and asked to determine which ones are minerals and which are rocks.\u00a0 For those that you think are minerals you should then indicate which mineral group it belongs to (e.g., oxide, sulphate, silicate, carbonate, halide<\/em> etc.). For those that you think are rocks, you should describe what type of rock it is (e.g., intrusive\u00a0<\/em>igneous, extrusive igneous, clastic sedimentary, chemical sedimentary, foliated metamorphic<\/em> and non-foliated metamorphic)<\/em>.\u00a0 The answers can be found in\u00a0Rock and mineral review exercise answers\u00a0in\u00a0Appendix 3<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Mineral or rock name<\/th>\r\nRock or mineral?<\/th>\r\nIf it's a mineral, which group does it belong to?\u00a0 If it's a rock, what type is it?<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Feldspar<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Calcite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Slate<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hematite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Rhyolite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Sandstone<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Diorite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Olivine<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Pyrite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Quartzite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Granite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Amphibole<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Conglomerate<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Chert<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Halite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Gneiss<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Mica<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Pyroxene<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Chlorite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Limestone<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Andesite<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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