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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Alkali feldspar</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>(K,Na)[AlSi₃O₈]</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Framework silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>monoclinic (-) or triclinic (+) (-)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in hand specimen:</span></em><span> white or pink</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Cleavage:</span></em><span> two at 90°</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Hardness:</span></em><span> 6-6.5</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>colourless<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Pleochroism:</em><span> </span>none<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Relief:</em><span> </span>low<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Birefringence:</em><span> </span>~0.008; 1^st<span> </span>order greys<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Extinction:</em><span> </span>inclined<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Twinning: </em>usually simple or lamellar;<span> </span><br />              Microcline (KAlSi₃O₈) displays characteristic cross-hatched twinning</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M400 </span></strong><strong><span>Alkali feldspar, microcline</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A single crystal of pale orange-pink alkali feldspar.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Pearly lustre.</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M401 </span></strong><strong><span>Alkali feldspar, orthoclase</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Norway</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A fragment of opaque, pale grey alkali feldspar.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Two sets of good cleavage at right angles, with a pearly lustre on the cleavage faces.</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M402 </span></strong><strong><span>Alkali feldspar, orthoclase</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Shap, Westmorland</strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Porphyritic granite.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Large phenocrysts of pink feldspar, two sets of cleavage at 90°, simple twinning.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Also white plagioclase feldspar, quartz and biotite<strong>.</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l100">L100 Alkali granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l101">L101 Granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l102">L102 Hornblende biotite granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l110">L110 Rhyolite, porphyritic (quartz porphyry)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">alkali feldspar</div> </div> </div> felsic granite rhyolite https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/2f7362a5c5cc5e00bc17ca856238ee37.jpg 44db79a97ef535c74d897e9db008bca0 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/94761134fac46b7078906210b5bb3b8f.jpg 323c8b77db6400b701b97ff8bcaa92f2 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/de6097beca8b60a758b218148982f48d.jpg cc38a8962e52d9ea6bf655b0c40038cd Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Plagioclase feldspar</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Na[AlSi₃O₈] – Ca[Al₂Si₂O₈]</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Framework silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>triclinic (+) (-)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in hand specimen:</span></em><span> white</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Cleavage:</span></em><span> two at 90°</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Hardness:</span></em><span> 6-6.5</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>colourless<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Pleochroism:</em><span> </span>none<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Relief:</em><span> </span>low<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Birefringence:</em><span> </span>~0.010, 1^st<span> </span>order grey<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Extinction:</em><span> </span>inclined<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Twinning:</em><span> </span>lamellar, very common</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M403 </span></strong><strong><span>Plagioclase feldspar, oligoclase</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Ytterby</strong><strong>, Sweden</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A cleavage fragment of white plagioclase feldspar<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Pearly lustre on cleavage planes<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Two sets of cleavage at 90°<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Fine parallel striations due to lamellar twinning</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M404 </span></strong><strong><span>Plagioclase feldspar, labradorite</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Labrador</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Dark grey, light where fragments are small due to cracking along cleavage<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Schiller (blue iridescence), characteristic of labradorite<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Very fine parallel striations due to lamellar twinning</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l100">L100 Alkali granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l101">L101 Granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l102">L102 Hornblende biotite granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l112">L112 Rhyolite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l120">L120 Granodiorite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l130">L130 Andesite, porphyritic (porphyrite)</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l141">L141 Gabbro</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l162">L162 Basalt, porphyritic</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l172">L172 Ultramafic cumulate</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/metamorphic-rocks/l504">L504 Garnet schist</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Advanced Notes</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><span>Plagioclase feldspar forms a continuous solid solution between the sodic endmember (albite, or Ab) and the calcic endmember (anorthite, or An). The series is sub-divided into albite (An_0-10), oligoclase (An_10-30) andesine (An_30-50), labradorite (An_50-70), bytownite (An_70-90) and anorthite (An_90-100).</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">plagioclase<br />feldspar</div> </div> felsic igneous mafic metamorphic sedimentary https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/0bf5d3a466fa7829e4ef2bdff830625a.jpg 6cd884f723303bde9f49b486c09d2b91 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/26bbd90e23750b6cd8f025a7c4477901.jpg a7e67bd99ca02148d530d0f06a0cc68b https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/301029738940ac75d82ed2ef3b0d90b2.jpg a9a01f476ba1204e36ea0f961c5793d6 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/96e67e3861b4a7dcb407f3b5f225bb27.jpg 30e1e24259599004ba7c7f6d73bf6953 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Quartz</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text">SiO₂</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Framework silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>trigonal (+)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>colourless<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Lustre:</em><span> </span>vitreous<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Pleochroism:</em><span> </span>none<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>none<span> </span><br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>7</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>colourless<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Pleochroism:</em><span> </span>none<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em>Relief:</em><span> </span>low<span> </span><br /><em>Birefringence:</em><span> </span>0.009; 1^st<span> </span>order grey</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M410 </span></strong><strong><span>Quartz</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Characteristic prismatic crystal form: hexagonal cross-section, needle-like; hexagonal prism surmounted by a hexagonal pyramid<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Colourless, transparent, milky in places<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong></strong></p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M411 </span></strong><strong><span>Quartz</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Madagascar</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Colourless, transparent quartz fragment, milky due to cracks and crystal boundaries<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Vitreous lustre, conchoidal fracture, no cleavage</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M412 </span></strong><strong><span>Quartz (with galena and pyrite)</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>North Wales</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A mass of small hexagonal quartz prisms, with galena, pyrite and zinc blende.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Transparent, white to light grey<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Galena: purple-black, shiny, platy habit, metallic<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Pyrite: metallic lustre, gold colour, cubic habit, “Fools’ gold”</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l101">L101 Granite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l110">L110 Rhyolite, porphyritic (quartz porphyry)</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l120">L120 Granodiorite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l311">L311 Conglomerate, matrix</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l323">L323 Sandstone, arenite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l370">L370 Chert, flint nodule, cryptocrystalline</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/metamorphic-rocks/l504">L504 Garnet schist</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/metamorphic-rocks/l521">L521 Quartzite</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">silica<br />quartz</div> </div> igneous metamorphic milky sedimentary vitreous https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/7b2be47bf331c3137fab55b54dd00400.jpg 4df92e4c361bdf836240b34aa1def201 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/a9feaa0d7b228322ef58f10eabce759a.jpg 2b6715ada6c2fb263e952153d2c695a1 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Hematite</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Fe₂O₃</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>trigonal (-)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in hand specimen: </span></em><span>black, steel-grey and bright to dull red</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Streak:</span></em><span> cherry-red</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Cleavage:</span></em><span> none</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Hardness:</span></em><span> 5-6</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in plane polarised light:</span></em><span> opaque; blood-red in very thin splinter</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Pleochroism:</span></em><span> none</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Relief:</span></em><span> high</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M500 Hematite</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Cumberland</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A concretionary mass showing concentric and radial structure<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Silvery black with a red streak<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Oxidised to dark brown-red in places<span> </span><br />Metallic lustre</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l310">L310 Breccia</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l311">L311 Conglomerate</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l324">L324 Sandstone, feldspathic arenite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l326">L326 Sandstone, ferruginous arenite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l340">L340 Mudstone</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l354">L354 Limestone, shelly</a><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/metamorphic-rocks/l500">L500 Slate</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">hematite<br />iron oxide<br />opaques</div> </div> oxidation sedimentary https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/3609ef5a5513cbf5914369118a83e223.jpg 37e8768bf174c1964fad35943172adcd https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/876136d4968a419d4264dca9fc74aad8.jpg 87a4d2250300ccf7b8355307ce0a356a https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/7c5c1965751afc7caa43cb98b132ac56.jpg 0e28846df3f83b9f340589ac0481908d Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Magnetite</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <div class="element-set"> <div class="element"> <div class="element-text"> <p>Magnetite is the most abundant oxide in igneous rock.</p> </div> </div> </div> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Fe₃O₄</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>cubic</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>black<br /><em>Streak:</em><span> </span>black<br /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>none<br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>7.5-8</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>almost opaque<br /><em>Relief:</em><span> </span>high<br />Isotropic</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M501 </span></strong><strong><span>Magnetite</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Brazil</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Crystals showing the characteristic octahedral form<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Silver-black colour<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Metallic lustre</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M502 </span></strong><strong><span>Magnetite</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Hay Tor, Devon</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A mass of small octahedral crystals embedded in a metamorphic rock<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Silver-black<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Metallic lustre<span> </span><br />No cleavage</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l102">L102 Hornblende biotite granite</a><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l120">L120 Granodiorite, accessory</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l141">L141 Gabbro, olivine decomposition, accessory</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l162">L162 Basalt, porphyritic, feldspar inclusion</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l172">L172 Ultramafic cumulate, olivine alteration</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">magnetite<br />iron oxide<br />opaques</div> </div> igneous https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/39ae47b23110f61dc6a0c406affbbf52.jpg 51f4085ac65b27fbab76ae783f7698e8 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/a80ea2f1702b30aebd3ac07020f12cc1.jpg a9a01f476ba1204e36ea0f961c5793d6 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/0a1c0e8dce3c906fbeeabf056b982815.jpg c0cd2b4702f158ae577237cf1bfb934d Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Pyrite</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text">FeS₂</div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>cubic</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>pale brassy yellow; black when fine-grained<br /><em>Streak:</em><span> </span>greenish or brownish<br /><em>Lustre:</em><span> </span>metallic<br /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>not obvious<br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>6-6.5</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>opaque</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M520 Slate containing pyrite<br class="NoSpacing" /></span>Coniston, Lancashire <span><br class="NoSpacing" /></span></strong>Cubic crystals, embedded in a well-cleaved slate <br class="NoSpacing" />Golden colour <br class="NoSpacing" />Metallic lustre <br />Indistinct cleavage in places</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M412 </span></strong><strong><span>Quartz (with galena and pyrite)</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>North Wales</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A mass of small hexagonal quartz prisms, with galena, pyrite and zinc blende.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Transparent, white to light grey<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Galena: purple-black, shiny, platy habit, metallic<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Pyrite: metallic lustre, gold colour, cubic habit, “Fools’ gold”</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l112">L112 Rhyolite</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l371">L371 Chert, bedded</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">pyrite<br />opaques</div> </div> cubic felsic gold sedimentary https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/7c07587ccec8258cb010781124a0479b.jpg edb193c154ce6e3235f791c8162f84de https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/1065d0bade11c5ce4a1ea5321a39a27e.jpg a9a01f476ba1204e36ea0f961c5793d6 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Galena</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>PbS</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>cubic</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>lead grey<br /><em>Streak:</em><span> </span>lead grey<br /><em>Lustre:</em><span> </span>metallic<br /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>one, perfect<br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>2.5</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in plane polarised light:</em><span> </span>opaque<br /><em>Relief:</em><span> </span>high</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M412 </span></strong><strong><span>Quartz (with galena and pyrite)</span><span> </span></strong><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>North Wales</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />A mass of small hexagonal quartz prisms, with galena, pyrite and zinc blende.<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Transparent, white to light grey<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Galena: purple-black, shiny, platy habit, metallic<span> </span><br />Pyrite: metallic lustre, gold colour, cubic habit, “Fools’ gold”</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">galena</div> </div> dense grey streak https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/8f405f64623521e108d34b8ac6e9ef2b.jpg ad850366799f011921773473d420f89e https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/1a88452109e13e7129392147bb5e03ad.jpg c6e415aec066d49603afe47dc94cf415 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/050bc4eadcb75a778ba3577c7c3d4bd9.jpg e9a8dfa44409f9b288ff980f4b434275 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Gypsum</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>CaSO₄∙2H₂0</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>monoclinic (+)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>usually white or colourless<br /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>rhombohedral, one perfect, two distinct<br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>2</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M530 Gypsum</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Shotover, Oxford</strong><strong><span> </span></strong><br class="NoSpacing" />Single euhedral crystal<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Colourless, transparent<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Hardness 2; Soft – scratched with your fingernail</p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M531 Massive gypsum</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong>Nottingham</strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Fibrous habit – many fine crystals<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />White-cream colour<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Translucent<span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" />Pearly lustre</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">gypsum</div> </div> fingernail sulfur https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/eea0ce5b42c2fa513e4f5f9845e019fc.jpg cc4a42f011d53188d09b85125e3fe915 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Anhydrite</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>CaSO₄</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>orthorhombic (+)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in hand specimen:</span></em><span> white or colourless when pure</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Cleavage:</span></em><span> two at 90°</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Hardness:</span></em><span> 3-3.5</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in plane polarised light:</span></em><span> colourless</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Pleochroism:</span></em><span> none</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Relief:</span></em><span> low</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Birefringence:</span></em><span> ~0.04; 3^rd order blue</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Extinction: </span></em><span>straight</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Twinning:</span></em><span> simple or repeated</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">anhydrite</div> </div> evaporite sulfur https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/131f9fed02c94c7ed59fdcc2af090a2a.jpg 643ac9583c58d950875775f7e70d6eb2 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/1601e70da0052a68594dec7a2514dd02.jpg 1cb9f4472a97823a8d51134194c923e3 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/cbeadd5a56f3203f1ba3e826c6a47243.jpg 36e3ea225c5242449ca4f9d8338eeda2 https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/files/original/90389dcc429c1645fb7b37c3c2614530.jpg 1cd30f0903ab9fe7bf55172c5f95e63f Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>Calcite</h2> Description An account of the resource <div class="element"> <h3>Formula</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>CaCO₃</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p>Non-silicate</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Crystal System</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Crystal system:</em><span> </span>trigonal (-)</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Physical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><em>Colour in hand specimen:</em><span> </span>white<br /><em>Cleavage:</em><span> </span>rhombohedral<br /><em>Hardness:</em><span> </span>3</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Optical Properties</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><em><span>Colour in plane polarised light:</span></em><span> colourless</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Pleochroism:</span></em><span> none</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Relief:</span></em><span> low</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Birefringence:</span></em><span>0.172-(0.190); &gt;4^th order</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Extinction:</span></em><span> inclined</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><em><span>Twinning:</span></em><span> lamellar, common</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M540 Calcite with banded hematite</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong><span>Egremont, Cumberland</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Mass of acicular (needle-like) calcite crystals</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Colourless with some grey and red impurities</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M541 Calcite</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong><span>Iceland spar</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong><span>Iskifjördhr</span></strong><strong><span>, Iceland</span></strong><strong></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Single crystal of calcite</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Colourless, transparent</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Hardness 3</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Observe the double refraction </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Rhombohedral cleavage (three cleavages)</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing"><strong><span>M542 Calcite vein material</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><strong><span>Minsterley, Shropshire</span></strong><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Rhombohedral cleavage (three cleavages)</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Pearly lustre</span><span> </span><br class="NoSpacing" /><span>Hardness 3</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Rock Specimens</h3> <div class="element-text"> <p><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l110">L110 Rhyolite, porphyritic (quartz porphyry)</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l130">L130 Andesite, porphyritic (porphyrite)</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/igneous-rocks/l161">L161 Basalt, amygdaloidal</a><br /><a href="/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l325">L325 Sandstone, calcareous cement</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l341">L341 Mudstone, calcareous</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l350">L350 Limestone, argillaceous</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l353">L353 Limestone, oolitic, packstone</a><span> </span><br /><a href="/p1acollections/exhibits/show/sedimentary-rocks/l371">L371 Chert, bedded</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <h3>Mineral Name</h3> <div class="element-text">calcite carbonate</div> </div>