Minerals/Metals/Transitions/Quiz

Transition metal minerals is a lecture 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 metals that may occur on the surface of or associated with some astronomical objects.

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{Yes or No, Aluminum is an aluminide 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 an aluminide 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 an alkali 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 an aluminide 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 a metalloid element. + Yes - No
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{True or False, Indium is a transition-metal element. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Yes or No, Radium is an actinide element. - Yes + No
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{Carnotite is a potassium uranium { vanadate (i) } radioactive mineral.
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{Yes or No, Lead is an actinide element. - Yes + No
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{Autunite occurs as an oxidizing product of uranium minerals in granite pegmatites and hydrothermal { deposits (i) }.
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{True or False, Actinium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Elements usually emit a { gamma ray|gamma-ray (i) } during nuclear { decay (i) } or { fission (i) }.
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{True or False, Actinide minerals, or actinides, are those with unusually high concentrations, atomic per cents, or weight per cents, of the actinide elements. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Carnotite is a mineral that may be associated with which phenomena? + varying water content + small amounts of calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium + a bright to greenish yellow mineral - demonstrating that Venus was once a comet + amounts as low as one percent will color sandstone a bright yellow. + an important uranium ore + usually found in sedimentary rocks in arid climates
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{Yes or No, Thorium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of? { silicate rocks|metals|silicates|rocks (i) }
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{Yes or No, Protactinium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{The primary source of the world's thorium is the rare-earth, and thorium, phosphate mineral { monazite (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Uranium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: The extremely rare element technetium can be found in { uraninite|pitchblende (i) } in very small quantities (about 0.2 ng/kg), produced by the { spontaneous (i) } fission of uranium-238.
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{True or False, Neptunium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which geochemical phenomena are associated with thorianite? + thorium oxide - lightning + common in the alluvial gem-gravels of Sri Lanka + the mineral is slightly less radioactive than pitchblende - liquid methane oceans + water worn, small, heavy, black, cubic crystals
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{True or False, There are blue or blue mineral containing meteorites. + TRUE - FALSE
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{True or False, Plutonium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Phenomena associated with torbernites? - have a gaseous surface + radioactive + hydrated green copper uranyl phosphate mineral + isostructural with the related uranium mineral, autunite + the number of water hydration molecules can vary between 12 and 8 + gives rise to a variety of metatorbernite when torbernite spontaneously dehydrates
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{True or False, Americium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{The rarest naturally occurring element on Earth is named { Astatine (i) }
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{True or False, Curium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Uranophane is a rare calcium uranium { nesosilicate (i) } hydrate mineral.
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{True or False, Berkelium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Red ochre is a natural pigment composed of what likely source of red? { hematite|iron|iron oxide|Fe2O3|Fe2O3 (i) }
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{True or False, Californium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Match up the crystal with the mineral uraninite - A monazite - B pitchblende - C thorianite - D { D (i) }. { C (i) }. { B (i) }. { A (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Einsteinium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{A gamma-ray spectrum for autunite is likely to show peaks for Ra-226, { Pb-214 (i) } and Bi-214.
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{True or False, Fermium is an actinide element. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Fullerite appears to be a tentative name for the mineral occurrence of { buckyballs (i) }.
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{True or False, Fermium isotopes have been found in precambrian carbonate rocks from Sao Paulo State. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Chaoites are another hexagonal form of native { carbon (i) }
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{Yes or No, Mendelevium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: The mineral Lonsdaleite is a translucent, { brownish yellow|brown yellow (i) } and is made from the atoms of { carbon (i) } but the arrangement of these atoms is different from the { arrangement (i) } of carbon atoms in a { diamond (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Nobelium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{Elpidite has the formula Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O. As a chalcogen mineral it is also a { silicate (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Lawrencium is an actinide element. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: At volcanic locations, native { liquid (i) } sulfur can be seen flowing and it is { red (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Silicon is an aluminide element. - Yes + No
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{Elyite has the chemical formula Pb4Cu(SO4)(OH)8. Which chalcogens are contained in the mineral? - lead - copper + sulfur + oxygen - hydrogen - plumbum
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{True or False, Indium is an aluminide element. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Yes or No, Aluminum is an carbonide element. - Yes + No
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{Which of the following are diamond cubic metals or metalloids? - manganese + silicon - osmium + germanium - platinum - copper + α-tin
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{True or False, Diamond is an carbonide element. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are hexagonal close-packed metals? - manganese + ε-iron + cobalt below 450°C - rhodium - platinum - copper + rhenium
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{True or False, Boron occurs naturally in chaoites. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are precious metals? - boron + technetium + osmium + rhodium + platinum - copper + silver
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{Yes or No, The weight of a diamond is measured in carrots. - Yes + No
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{Which of the following are face-centered cubic metals at approximately room temperature? + γ-cerium - gallium + aluminum - germanium - silicon + lead + aluminum
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{Yes or No, A carbonate (CO3) usually occurs with an anion. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are metalloids? - cerium + gallium + aluminum + germanium + silicon - lead + boron
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{True or False, Carpathite is an carbonide element. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are lanthanide metals? + cerium - yttrium - aluminum + protactinium + lutetium - lead + neodymium
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{Yes or No, Abelsonites contain more carbon than hartites. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are heavy metals? - vanadium + mercury - aluminum + thallium - barium + lead + bismuth
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{Yes or No, Carbonate minerals are chalcogen minerals. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are body-centered cubic metals? + vanadium + molybdenum - aluminum - silver + barium + francium + radium
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{True or False, Emplectite has the chemical formula CuBiS2. It contains the chalcogen bismuth. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are body-centered cubic metals? + vanadium + molybdenum - aluminum - silver + barium + francium + radium
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{True or False, Emmonsite, or durdenite, has the formula Fe2(TeO3)3·2H2O. It is a tellurate mineral. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are alkaline earth metals? + calcium + beryllium - aluminum - tungsten - rubidium - francium - technetium
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{Yes or No, Enargite (Cu3AsS4) is an arsenate. - Yes + No
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{Which of the following are siliconide metals? + silicon - beryllium - aluminum - carbon - rubidium - copper - technetium
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{True or False, Carpathite is a chalcogen mineral. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are alkali metals? + lithium - magnesium - yttrium - scandium + rubidium - copper - technetium
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{Yes or No, Silicon carbide contains one chalcogen. - Yes + No
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{Which of the following are transition metals? - lithium - magnesium + yttrium + scandium + iron + copper + technetium
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{Yes or No, Phosphate minerals are also chalcogen minerals. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are actinide metals? - lead - copper + actinium + neptunium - roentgenium + uranium + thorium
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Metal-based minerals make up most of the surface compositions of rocky-objects.