Types of Minerals
Calcite
Carbonate
Oxide
Contains O2- ion
Sulfide
Contains S2- ion (NOT sulfite or sulfate)
Property of silicate
Contains SiO2
Carbonate
Contains carbonate ion (don't need to memorize, will be provided)
Phosphate
Contains phosphate ion (not phosphite)
Halide
Contains prominent halogen element (F, Cl, Br, I)
Sulfate
Contains sulfate (don't need to memorize: chem formula provided)
Native Element
Element on its own
Fluorite
Halide
Halite
Halide
Mineraloid
Made from other processes, doesn't fit into a normal group
Opal
Mineraloid
Pearl
Mineraloid
Diamond
Native
Gold
Native
Corundum
Oxide
Hematite
Oxide
Apatite
Phosphate
Feldspar
Silicate
Mica
Silicate
Olivine
Silicate
Pyroxene
Silicate
Quartz
Silicate
Talc
Silicate
Topaz
Silicate
Gypsum
Sulfate
Pyrite
Sulfide