Minerals/Metalloids/Quiz

Metalloid minerals is a lecture and an article from the school of geology and the radiation astronomy department. It is about solid, crystalline substances that occur in and compose astronomical objects including the Earth. It focuses on materials containing large amounts of aluminum that may occur on the surface of or associated with some astronomical objects.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, Aluminum is a metalloid element. + Yes - No
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{Bayerite is a polymorph of gibbsite and has the same chemical { formula (i) }
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{True or False, Aluminium is a metalloid element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{The type locality for native aluminum is the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, { Russia (i) }
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{True or False, Boron is a metalloid element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: The designation for { native (i) } aluminum is Al0. It has been found as a flake protruding from the { phlogopite (i) } matrix of a rock specimen collected from a { desilicated (i) } pegmatite vein.
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{Yes or No, Gallium is a metalloid element. + Yes - No
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{Corundum is a mineral that is associated with which of the following - predicting the end of the Earth - determine the accuracy of local computers + sapphire + emery - predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt + ruby
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{Yes or No, Silicon is an aluminide element. - Yes + No
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{A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of? { silicate rocks|metals|silicates|rocks (i) }
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{True or False, Indium is a metalloid element. + TRUE - FALSE
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Metalloid minerals are a generic for formation conditions.