Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

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vulcanologist1234 wrote:
[img]http://www.mindat.org/photos/0914418001228400761.jpg[/img]
its a minerl, duh nurds
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vulcanologist1234 wrote:
[img]http://www.mindat.org/photos/0914418001228400761.jpg[/img]
beryl
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darkdeserthighway wrote:
vulcanologist1234 wrote:
[img]http://www.mindat.org/photos/0914418001228400761.jpg[/img]
beryl
incorrect
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I'll let you figure it out
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since no one posted in a while the answer is apatite
anyone can post
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Oh, apatite..
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Ohhhh... bleh, that was a tricky one.
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[img]http://www.mwminerals.com/image/m1898-2-w.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.irocks.com/db_pics/mdpics/MD-259810a.jpg[/img]
identify each and give crystal structure.
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ignore this post..
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I'm guessing muscovite?...
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The first one looked kind of like albite or selenite...with the twinning and such. But the second one is definitely Muscovite. Interesting habit though.

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