A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
Sulfide minerals — ▪ Table Sulfide minerals name colour lustre Mohs hardness specific gravity habit or form fracture or cleavage refractive indices or polished section data crystal system argentite blackish lead gray metallic 2–2 1/2 7.2–7.4 cubic or octahedral… … Universalium
Some sulfide minerals — ▪ Table Some sulfide minerals* name idealized formula molybdenite MoS2 tungstenite WS2 alabandite MnS pyrite (fool s gold) FeS2 marcasite FeS2 pyrrhotite Fe1 xS laurite RuS2 linnaeite Co3S4 … Universalium
Sulfide mining — a colloquial term used in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota to describe the act of mining of ore which contains significant quantities of sulfide minerals. Copper, lead, zinc, and nickel ores are typically present in the sulfide minerals… … Wikipedia
sulfide mineral — or sulphide mineral Any member of a group of compounds of sulfur with one or more metals. The metals that occur most commonly are iron, copper, nickel, lead, cobalt, silver, and zinc. They are the ore minerals of most metals used by industry (e.g … Universalium
sulfide — /sul fuyd, fid/, n. Chem. a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group. [1830 40; SULF(UR) + IDE] * * * ▪ inorganic Introduction also spelled sulphide any of three classes of chemical compounds containing… … Universalium
Sulfide mineral — A sulfide mineral is a mineral containing sulfide (S2 ) as the major anion. Sulfides are economically important as metal ores. The sulfide class also includes the selenides, the tellurides, the arsenides, the antimonides, the bismuthinides, and… … Wikipedia
Sulfide — For other uses, see Sulphide (disambiguation). Sulfide Systematic name Sulfanediide … Wikipedia
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit — Volcanogentic massive sulfide ore deposit at Kidd Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada, formed 2.4 billion years ago on an ancient seafloor. Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits (VMS ) are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly Cu Zn Pb which … Wikipedia
Classification of minerals — This list gives an overview of the classification of minerals (non silicates) and includes mostly IMA recognized minerals and its groupings. This list complements the alphabetical list on List of minerals (complete) and List of minerals. Rocks,… … Wikipedia
Copper sulfide — Copper sulfides describe a family of chemical compounds and minerals with the formula CuxSy. Both minerals and synthetic materials comprise these compounds. Some copper sulfides are economically important ores. Prominent copper sulfide minerals… … Wikipedia
