THE NSO ROCK AND MINERAL



THE NSO ROCK AND MINERAL HANDBOOK LIST

A. MINERALS: For 3 see 31 06 LIST

1. ACTINOLITE X

2. ALBITE 1

3. ALMANDINE (GARNET) 2

4. APATITE 4

5. ARAGONITE 5

6. AUGITE 6

7. AZURITE 7

8. BAUXITE 8

9. BARITE 9

10. BERYL 10

11. BIOTITE 11

12. BORNITE 12

13. CALCITE 13

14. CELESTITE 14

15. CHALCOPYRITE 15

16. CORUNDUM 17

17. DIOPSIDE N/A X

18. DOLOMITE 19

19. EPIDOTE 20

20. FLUORITE 22

21. GALENA 23

22. GOETHITE 24

23. GYPSUM (SATIN-SPAR) 28

24. GYPSUM (SELENITE) 29

25. HALITE 30

26. HEMATITE 31

27. HORNBLENDE 32

28. ILMENITE X

29. KAOLINITE 33

30. K-SPAR/FELDSPAR 21

(ORTHOCLASE)

31. AMAZONITE (MICROCLINE) 3

32. KYANITE X

33. LEPIDOLITE 34

34. MAGNETITE 35

35. MALACHITE 36

36. MARCASITE X

37. MUSCOVITE 37

38. NEPHELINE X

39. OLIVINE 38

40. OPAL 39

41. PYRITE 40

42. QUARTZ (AGATE/ONYX) 41

43. QUARTZ (AMETHYST) 42

44. QUARTZ (CHALCEDONY) 43

45. QUARTZ (CHERT/FLINT) 44

46. QUARTZ (CITRINE) 45

47. QUARTZ (MILKY) 48

48. QUARTZ (CRYSTAL) 46

49. QUARTZ (ROSE) 49

50. QUARTZ (SMOKY) X

51. RHODONITE 50

52. SODALITE 52

53. SPHALERITE 53

54. STAUROLITE 54

55. TALC 56

56. TOPAZ 57

57. TOURMALINE 58

58. TREMOLITE 59

59. ULEXITE 60

60. WAVELLITE X

61. WILLEMITE X

62. ZIRCON X

NATIVE MINERALS:

63. COPPER 16

GOLD 25

64. GRAPHITE 26

SILVER X

65. SULFUR/SULPHUR 55

X DIAMOND 18

B. ROCKS :

METAMORPHIC:

1. GNEISS 61

2. MARBLE 62

3. PHYLLITE 63

4. QUARTZITE 64

5. SCHIST (GARNET-MICA) 65

6. SCHIST (MICA) 66

7. SLATE 67

IGNEOUS:

8. ANDESITE 68

9. BASALT 69

10. DIORITE 7-

11. GABBRO 71

12. GRANITE 72

13. OBSIDIAN 73

14. PEGMATITE 74

15. PORPHYRY X

16. PUMICE 75

17. RHYOLITE 76

18. SCORIA 77

19. SYENITE X

SEDIMENTARY:

20. ANHYDRITE (MASSIVE) X

21. ARKOSE 79

22. BRECCIA 81

23. COAL (ANTHRACITE) 78

24. COAL (BITUMINOUS) 80

25. COAL (LIGNITE) 86

26. CONGLOMERATE 82

27. COQUINA 83

28. DIATOMITE 84

29. DOLOMITE (MASSIVE) 85

30. GYPSUM (MASSIVE) Alabaster-new 27

31. JASPER(commonly listed as a mineral) 47

32. LIMESTONE (CHALK) 87

33. LIMESTONE (CRYSTALINE) 88

34. LIMESTONE (FOSSILIFEROUS) 89

35. LIMESTONE (OOLITIC) 90

36. LIMESTONE (SHELL) X

37. LIMESTONE (TRAVERTINE/ TUFA) 91

38. SANDSTONE 92

39. SHALE 93

40. TUFF (may also be classed as igneous) X

New minor name change since 94: Gypsum(Alabaster) See 30-27/Lignite-86 (See 25) X = not on current list

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