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SEM 1_USP_2024 Mark: 25.75/30 Make sure to recheck the bottom rows because that's where I lost marks.

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Es301 Lab 4

SEM 1_USP_2024 Mark: 25.75/30 Make sure to recheck the bottom rows because that's where I lost marks.

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Ore Mineral Pyrite Galena Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Arsenopyrite Molybdenite

Formula FeS2 PbS ZnS CuFeS2 FeAsS MoS2


Sample # 7 4 5 0067 0790 EM856
Color Pale brass Silvery Grey Greyish brown Pale light green and Combination of Dark Silver grey
yellow grey grey, off-white and
green.
Streak Black Dark grey Pale Yellow Black Black Grey
Luster Metallic Metallic Nonmetallic: Nonmetallic: Dull Nonmetallic: Earthy/ Metallic
Resinous (originally metallic) Dull (originally
metallic)

Hardness 6.0 – 7.0 3.5 – 5.5 (harder 3.5 – 5.5 (harder 3.5 – 5.5 (Harder 5.5 – 6.5 (Harder than 1.0 – 2.5 (softer
(Harder than than copper but than copper but than copper but glass but softer than than finger nail)
steel nail) softer than glass softer than glass) softer than glass) steel nail)

Cleavage No cleavage Cubic (intersects at Dodecagonal No cleavage Prismatic (intersects Basal


90°) (intersects at 60°) at 60° or 90°)
Specific Properties Can be Feels heavy and No specific properties No specific No specific properties Has a slippery
mistaken for Greasy. Leaves a properties feel
gold (fool’s grey powdery stains
gold) on hands.
Mineral group Sulfide Sulfide Sulfide Sulfide Sulfide Sulfide

Element Extracts Lead-zinc Lead zinc Copper Fluorite Molybdenum

Mineral Deposit Hydrothermal Hydrothermal Epithermal deposit, Hydrothermal Porphyry/ Ophiolite Open pit quarry –
Type Deposit Deposit or SEDEX volcanogenic massive deposit Deposits epithermal
sulfide or SEDEX deposits
deposit
Other ore minerals Gold, Nickel, cobalt, zinc Manganese, gallium, Gold, silver Silver, barite Pyrite, sulfur,
fluorite, lead, boron chalcopyrite,
copper
Example of Huanzala Sweetwater Mine, Flamboro Quarry, Mount Lyell Mines, Clara Mine, Germany White Rock
deposits where ore Mines, Peru USA Canada Australia Quarry,
is mined Connecticut, USA

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