Inorganics

Id Identification Type Name Description Distinguishing Features Tags
49 Mineral Zeolite Class of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals commonly occurring through alteration of volcanic glass. Common zeolite minerals (phillipsite; clinoptilolite) are weakly birefringent, colorless or faintly yellowish, tabular or prismatic. Phillipsite may form cruciform twins or rosettes. Associated with volcaniclastic sediments and their alteration products.
70 Mineral Zircon Transparent colorless to pale pink. Nonpleochroic. High order birefringence and characteristically vivid interference colors in cross-polarized light. Elongate or stubby euhedra, often with inclusions aligned along the long axis of the grain. Very high relief. Straight extinction. Heavy-mineral
High-relief
silicate
inclusions
nonpleochroic
high-birefringence
transparent
152 Contaminant Zorbitrol Zorbitrol is a hydrophilic sodium acrylate polymer sometimes used to physically stabilize the surface of sediment cores. contaminant

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