Hand Specimen Mineralogy Lab - Oxides
For minerals in boldface type, you must be able to identify the underlined minerals, and know their chemical constituents.
Oxides
Cuprite (Cu2O)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Ilmenite (FeTiO3)
Rutile (TiO2)
Pyrolusite (MnO2)
Cassiterite (SnO2)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Chromite (FeCr2O4)
Vanadinate
Carnotite (K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
(not really on oxide)
Other important oxides (not in lab set)
Periclase (MgO)
Wustite (FeO)
Perovskite (CaTiO3)
Uraninite (UO2)
Spinel (MgAl2O4)
ADDING SPECIMENS TO A SPECIMEN LIST PURPOSE SPECIMEN LISTS
ANNEX 1 COMPLETE LIST OF EXAMINED SPECIMENS CUBA ORIENTE
ANNEX 6 SPECIMEN LETTER TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN UNABLE
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