Mineral identifying properties

Question 1

Talc

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Gypsum

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Calcite

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Orthoclase

Answer 4

pale green
hardness of 4
vitereous luster
emerald/amethyst

Question 5

Apatite

Answer 5

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

Question 6

microcline

Answer 6

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

Question 7

quartz

Answer 7

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

Question 8

topaz

Answer 8

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

Question 9

corundum

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Actinolite

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Albite

Answer 11

white streak
grey colour
hardness 6.5-7.5
vitereous luster
clay

Question 12

garnet

Answer 12

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

Question 13

pyroxene

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Biotite

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Chlorite

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Dolomite

Answer 16

vitreous luster
hardness of 3.5-4
white marbley
grainy
gravel

Question 17

gypsum #2

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Hornblende

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Kaolinite

Answer 19

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

Question 20

muscovite

Answer 20

thin
clear
vitereous luster
plasticey
window pain

Question 21

Olivine

Answer 21

vitereous luster
olive green
6.5-7 hardness
sandpaper feel

Question 22

Chert

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Quartz

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Serpentine

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Bauxite

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Chalcopyrite

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Galena

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Graphite

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Halite

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Hermatite

Answer 30

vitereous luster red streak red brown colour grainey nether block

Question 31

Limonite

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Magnetite

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Malachite

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Pyrite

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Sphalerite

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Sulfer

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Barite

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Molybelenite

Answer 38

metallic luster 1.5 hardness

Question 39

Bornite

Answer 39

metallic luster hardness of 3

Question 40

Arsenopyrite

Answer 40

metallic luster a bit toxic 5.5-6 hardness

Question 41

Tourmaline

Answer 41

Vitreous luster 7-7.5 hardness

Question 42

Azurite

Answer 42

deep blue colour vitreous luster 3.5-4 hardness