Name: Shane Angelo T.

Escote Date: November 28, 2020

Section: GEO101_B7 Teacher: Alicia Reyes
Assignment No.1
 Rock Forming Minerals:

1. Olivine brick and a casting sand. Retrieved from

the website: Geology.com.

2. Pyroxene

Retrieved from:
Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroxene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivine

Chemical Formula: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4. Chemical Formula: XY(Si,Al)2O6

Use: Most pyroxene has no regular use in
Use: It is mostly used in metallurgical
the industrial minerals. It is minor to
processes as a slag conditioner. High-
secondary components of some rocks that
magnesium olivine (forsterite) is added to
are used as crushed stone and dimension
blast furnaces to remove impurities from
stone. However, some of the pyroxene
steal and to form a slag. Also, it is used as
minerals are used as gem materials when
refractory material, to make refractory
they have extraordinary or attractive color

and clarity. Jadeite, diopside, and

spodumene are the most important pyroxene gem materials. Retrieved from the website:

Geology.com.

3. Amphibole 4. Mica (Biotite/Muscovite)

Biotite

Retrieved from: Retrieved from:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibole https://www.minerals.net/mineral/biotite.asp
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Chemical Formula: NaCa2(Mg,Fe,Al)5

Chemical Formula: K (Mg, Fe)3 (AlSi3O10)
(Al,Si)8O22(OH)2 Fe, Mg, and Al ions
(F, OH)2
substitute freely for one another
Use: It is used as a filler and extender in
Use: Amphibolite or amphibole is a mineral
paints, as an additive to drilling muds, as an
has a variety of uses in the construction
inert filler and mold-release agent in rubber
industry. It is used as paving stones as a
products, and as a non-stick surface coating
veneer or facing on buildings (both interior
on asphalt shingles and rolled roofing. Also,
and exterior). Moreover, it is used as
it is used in potassium-argon and argon-
crushed stone for the usual crushed stone
argon methods of dating igneous rocks.
applications such as road and railroad bed
Retrieved from the website: Geology.com.
construction. Retrieved from the website:

mineralseducationcoalition.org.
 Muscovite industry. Retrieved from the website:

Geology.com.

5. Quartz

Retrieved from:
https://geology.com/minerals/muscovite.sht
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Chemical Formula: KAl2(Si3AlO10) (OH)2

Use: Ground Mica, mostly muscovite, is Retrieved from:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz
used to manufacture a variety of products

such as; a joint compound to finish seams

Chemical Formula: SiO2
and blemishes in gypsum wallboard,
Use: It can be used in many ways such as;
pigment extender in paint, an additive to
glass making- the quartz is made into sand
drilling muds to help seal porous sections of
to produce container glasses, flat plate glass,
the drill hole to reduce circulation loss, to
specialty glass and fiberglass. Quartz can
improve the performance of plastic parts, as
also be used as an abrasive, are used for
an inert filler and mold release agent for
sand blasting, scouring cleansers, grinding
molded rubbers, as a surface coating on
media, and grit for sanding and sawing.
asphalt singles and rolled roofing, and lastly
Quartz as a foundry sand, it can be used for
the highest quality mica is used in cosmetics
the molds and cores of common foundry in the smelting of metals. Quartz can also be

work, also as refractory bricks and as a flux used in the petroleum industry.

6. Feldspar (K-feldspar and Plagioclases)

K-feldspar or Potassium Feldspar Plagioclase Feldspar

Retrieved from: Retrieved from:

http://core.ecu.edu/geology/harper/mineral/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagioclase
display_new.cfm?ID=22

Chemical Formula: NaAlSi3O8 -

Chemical Formula: KAlSi3O8
CaAl2Si2O8

Use: It is used as a decorative building

Use: Plagioclase minerals are important
stone. However by volume, it is used as an
constituents of some building stones and
aggregate in concrete and asphalt. Moreover,
crushed stones such as granite and trap rock.
it can be utilize in glass making, enamel and
These rocks are cut and polish to be made as
scouring powder. Retrieved on the website
countertops, stair treads, wall panels,
of University of Minnesota.
building facing, monuments, and many other types of decorative and architectural stones.

Retrieved from the website: Geology.com.

 Metallic Minerals

1. Magnetite produce a thick, high-density slurry that

is used for specific gravity separations.

Magnetite as an abrasive, it is known as

emery, a natural mixture of magnetite and

corundum also some finely ground

magnetite are used as an abrasive in

waterjet cutting. Moreover, the other used

of magnetite is to be a toner in

electrophotography, a micronutrient in
Retrieved from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetite fertilizers, a pigment in paints, and lastly

as an aggregate in high-density concrete.

Chemical Formula: Fe3O4
Retrieved from the website:
Use: Magnetite as an ore of iron, most
Geology.com.
iron ore today are banded sedimentary
2. Pyrite
rocks known as taconite that contains a

mixture of magnetite, hematite, and chert.

Magnetite as a heavy media, powdered

magnetite is often mixed with a liquid to

 Retrieved from:
https://www.britannica.com/science/pyrit
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Retrieved from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphalerite
Chemical Formula: Iron sulfide, FeS2

Use: Pyrite used to be an important

Chemical Formula: Zinc sulfide with
constituent to produce sulfur and sulfuric
variable amounts of iron, (Zn,Fe)S
acids. However, as the time goes by it is
Use: Sphalerite are used in galvanized
now occasionally used as a gemstone. It
iron, brass and batterie. The mineral is
is fashioned into beads, but into
also used as a mildew-resistant element in
cabochons, faceted, and carved into
certain paints. Moreover, due to its Mohs
shapes. Most of the jewelry made of
small of 3.5 to 4 it is not compatible to be
pyrite are called marcasite. Moreover
made as jewelry. However, it is used as
pyrite can also be an ore of gold as they
gemstones as its dispersion exceeds all
are formed under similar conditions.
the popular gems and it is three times
Retrieved from the website:
higher than a diamond. Retrieved from
Geology.com.
the website: Geology.com and
3. Sphalerite
Sciencing.com.
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https://geology.com/rocks/amphibolite.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Biotite. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/biotite.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Magnetite and Lodestone. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/magnetite.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Muscovite. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/muscovite.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Olivine. Retrieved from Geology.com:
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%20olivine%20is%20used%20in,used%20as%20a%20casting%20sand.
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Plagioclase. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/plagioclase.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Pyrite. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/pyrite.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Quartz. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/quartz.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). Sphalerite. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/sphalerite.shtml
Hobart M. King, P. R. (n.d.). The pyroxene mineral group. Retrieved from Geology.com:
https://geology.com/minerals/pyroxene.shtml
Michelle, M. (2017, April 24). Important uses of sphalerite. Retrieved from Sciencing.com:
https://sciencing.com/important-uses-sphalerite-5044698.html
Potassium feldspar. (n.d.). Retrieved from University of Minnesota:
https://www.esci.umn.edu/courses/1001/minerals/potassium_feldspar.shtml#:~:text=Pota
ssium%20feldspars%20are%20a%20significant,glass%2C%20enamel%20and
%20scouring%20powder.