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Mineral Identification

Mineral Identification. Mineral #1. Mineral #1. It will scratch a glass plate but not a streak plate. It produces no streak. Is the luster metallic or nonmetallic? Look at the broken piece. Does it have cleavage or fracture?. Mineral # 2. Mineral # 2.

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Mineral Identification

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  1. Mineral Identification

  2. Mineral #1

  3. Mineral #1 • It will scratch a glass plate but not a streak plate. • It produces no streak. • Is the luster metallic or nonmetallic? • Look at the broken piece. Does it have cleavage or fracture?

  4. Mineral # 2

  5. Mineral # 2 • You can easily scratch it with your fingernail. • It breaks into flat layers. • The color of its streak is white. • What kind of luster does it have?

  6. Mineral # 3

  7. Mineral # 3 • A copper penny will NOT scratch this mineral, but a steel nail will. • It’s streak is white. • Metallic or nonmetallic luster? • Cleavage or fracture? (see the cubes)

  8. Mineral # 4

  9. Mineral # 4 • You can scratch this mineral with either a strong fingernail or a copper penny. • Its streak is gray. • Luster? • Cleavage or fracture? (see the cubes)

  10. Mineral # 5

  11. Mineral # 5 • It will scratch a glass plate. • It breaks along flat planes. • Its streak is white. • Luster?

  12. Mineral # 6

  13. Mineral # 6 • This mineral has no streak. • It can be scratched by a fingernail or a copper penny. • It tastes like salt. • Luster? • Cleavage or fracture?

  14. Mineral # 7

  15. Mineral # 7 • You can scratch it with a penny. • Its streak is red. • Luster? • Cleavage or fracture?

  16. Mineral # 8

  17. Mineral # 8 • It can easily be scratched by a fingernail. • Its streak is yellow. • It has a strong smell. • Luster? • Cleavage or fracture?

  18. Mineral # 9

  19. Mineral # 9 • Its hardness varies from sample to sample. • Its streak is red.

  20. Mineral # 10

  21. Mineral # 10 • It can scratch a glass plate. • Its streak is black. • Luster? • Cleavage or fracture?

  22. Mineral # 11

  23. Mineral # 11 • You can easily scratch it with your fingernail. • Its streak is white. • It breaks into flat pieces. • Luster?

  24. Mineral # 12

  25. Mineral # 12 • It can be scratched by a penny or a fingernail. • It breaks into flat sheets. • It has no streak. • Luster?

  26. Mineral # 13

  27. Mineral # 13 • It can be scratched by a penny. • It has no streak. • It breaks along flat planes. • It reacts with acid.

  28. Mineral # 14

  29. Mineral # 14 • It is very soft and can easily be scratched by your fingernail. • Its streak is black. • When broken, it forms flat planes. • Luster? • It is used to make pencil lead.

  30. Mineral #1 quartz

  31. Mineral # 2 talc

  32. Mineral # 3 fluorite

  33. Mineral # 4 galena

  34. Mineral # 5 feldspar

  35. Mineral # 6 halite

  36. Mineral # 7 copper

  37. Mineral # 8 sulfur

  38. Mineral # 9 hematite

  39. Mineral # 10 pyrite

  40. Mineral # 11 gypsum

  41. Mineral # 12 muscovite

  42. Mineral # 13 calcite

  43. Mineral # 14 graphite

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