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Mineral identifying properties Flashcards

1
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Talc

A

soapy/ greasy texture
variety of colour
Hardness of 1
Earthy or pearly luster
iron nugget

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Gypsum

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tilted cleavage, never a perfect cube
angled
vitreous luster
clear colour
hardness of 2

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Calcite

A

diagonal facing lines within the mineral
creamy/ foggy white/marble
3 cleavage
hardness of 3
vitereous luster

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4
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Orthoclase

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pale green
hardness of 4
vitereous luster
emerald/amethyst

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5
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Apatite

A

greasy
variety of colours
hardness of 5
vitereous luster
green, could be blue, or within another rock

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6
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microcline

A

vitereous luster
hardness of 6
salmon
rough feeling
looks like it has viens
you MICROwave salmon

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7
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quartz

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clear
hardness of 7
vitereous luster
crystal movie look- can be
hexagonal/ diamond look

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8
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topaz

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soft/smooth feeling
dusty clear
hardness of 8
vitereous luster
nether quartz

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9
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corundum

A

brown/purple
Adamantin to vitereous luster
hardness of 9
redstone torch

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10
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Actinolite

A

variety of colour- green main mineral
hardness of 5-6
tiny crystals in the mineral
vitereous luster
obsidian

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11
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Albite

A

white streak
grey colour
hardness 6.5-7.5
vitereous luster
clay

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12
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garnet

A

vitereous luster
hardness of 6.5-7.5
goldy brown colour
main mineral is red anything else extra
made up of tiny pieces (pixely)
redstone

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13
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pyroxene

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vitereous luster
hardness of 5-6
black/brown colour
looks like your average rock bro
stone

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14
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Biotite

A

vitreous luster
hardness of 2.5-3
fragile
thin
black in colour
flint& steel

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15
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Chlorite

A

vitereous luster
hardness of 2-2.5
shiney
grey in colour
powdered concrete

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16
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Dolomite

A

vitreous luster
hardness of 3.5-4
white marbley
grainy
gravel

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17
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gypsum #2

A

shiney
pink/white
vitereous luster
hardness of 2
smooth
iron ore

18
Q

Hornblende

A

vitereous luster
black colour
hardness of 5-6
very shiney
coal

19
Q

Kaolinite

A

chalky
white
dusty
Earthy luster
white streak
hardness of 2-2.5
skeleton bone

20
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muscovite

A

thin
clear
vitereous luster
plasticey
window pain

21
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Olivine

A

vitereous luster
olive green
6.5-7 hardness
sandpaper feel

22
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Chert

A

vitreous luster
white/brown colour
hardness of 6.5
cobblestone
smooth
marbly

23
Q

Quartz

A

vitereous luster
7-7.5 hardness
clear
inside the mineral fractured crystals
not Halite

24
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Serpentine

A

waxey Luster
sage green
hardness of 2.5-3.5
green but hidden within other minerals
feels like an average rock

25
Q

Bauxite

A

Earthy luster
brown salmon
1.5-3.0 hardness
Streak is orange
looks like bubbles/circles in the mineral
sandstone/endstone

26
Q

Chalcopyrite

A

metallic luster
black/grey streak
3.5-4 hardness
gold green colour
gold nugget/glowstone
feels rough

27
Q

Galena

A

metallic luster
2.5 hardness
grey colour
grey/black streak
more shiney blue
heavy
stain glass
borg cube

28
Q

Graphite

A

metallic luster
pencil lead
dusts onto your finger
dark grey streak
silver dark colour
1-2 hardness

29
Q

Halite

A

vitereous luster
less hard then quartz (2.5)
clear colour
cube- ice tray
smooth feeling
glass block

30
Q

Hermatite

A

vitereous luster
red streak
red brown colour
grainey
nether block

31
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Limonite

A

woolly luster
looks moldy
light orange streak
brown moldy colour
lemons go moldy= limonite
4-5.5 hardness
nether sand (soul sand)
feels grainy

32
Q

Magnetite

A

vitereous luster
grey colour
5.5-6.5 hardness
spakley
rough fuzzy- sandpaper
charcoal

33
Q

Malachite

A

Earthy luster
grey streak
green colour
3.5-4 hardness
feels fuzzy
lapis

34
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Pyrite

A

metallic luster
gold colour
favourite one
streak is black
6-6.5 hardness
gold bar

35
Q

Sphalerite

A

metallic luster
3.5-4 hardness
brown, grey colour/black
shiny
netherite

36
Q

Sulfer

A

vitereous luster
chalky- I hate the feeling
yellow- bright colour
1.5-2.5 hardness
soapy
yellow die

37
Q

Barite

A

pearly or vitreous luster
many colours often white
looks like different layers of rocks over each other
3-3.5 hardness

38
Q

Molybelenite

A

metallic luster
1.5 hardness

39
Q

Bornite

A

metallic luster
hardness of 3

40
Q

Arsenopyrite

A

metallic luster
a bit toxic
5.5-6 hardness

41
Q

Tourmaline

A

Vitreous luster
7-7.5 hardness

42
Q

Azurite

A

deep blue colour
vitreous luster
3.5-4 hardness

GEOL- Identifying minerals (3 decks)

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