Download Mineral Chemical Formula Commonality? Possible Uses?

HES
Mineral Resources Activity
Name ________________________
The following minerals are examples of mineral resources. They are a very small fraction of the material that we mine from the
earth’s crust. Study the list to determine what each grouping of minerals has in common and suggest a reason why we might extract
each particular mineral as a resource. Be sure to move around the room and observe samples of the minerals on display.
Mineral
Chemical Formula
Copper
Cu
Sulfur
S
Quartz
SiO2
Olivine
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Beryl
Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Garnet
(Fe,Mg,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
Musovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10) (F,OH)2
Corundum
Al2O3
Magnetite
Fe3O4
Hematite
Fe2O3
Rutile
TiO2
Galena
PbS2
Stibnite
Sb2S3
Sphalerite
ZnS
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2
Realgar
As4S4
Calcite
CaCO3
Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2
Azurite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Gypsum
CaSO4
Celestite
SrSO4
Fluorite
CaF2
Halite
NaCl
Actinolite
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22
Commonality?
Possible Uses?