the wonderful world of minerals!
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The Wonderful World of Minerals!. Sulfur. Luster: Non-Metallic/Dull. Fracture: Earthy. Other properties: Rotten egg smell, yellow. Quartz. Cleavage: Hexagonal Hardness: 7 on hardness scale Other Properties: Common rock making mineral. Calcite. 3 on the hardness scale. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Wonderful World of Minerals!
Sulfur
• Luster: Non-Metallic/Dull.
• Fracture: Earthy.• Other properties:
Rotten egg smell, yellow.
Quartz
• Cleavage: Hexagonal• Hardness: 7 on
hardness scale• Other Properties:
Common rock making mineral.
Calcite
• 3 on the hardness scale.• Other Properties:
Bubbles in acid (HCL) double image.
Hematite
• Luster: Metallic• Fracture: Uneven• Other Properties:
Common name is bloodstone.
Fluorite
• Cleavage: Octahedral• Hardness: 4 on the
hardness scale.• Other Properties:
Fluorescent.
Limonite
• Luster: Non-Metallic: Dull
• Fracture: Earthy• Other Properties:
Porous.
Olivine
• Luster: Non-Metallic; Sparkly
• Other properties: Sugary Texture
Pyrite
• Luster: Metallic• Cleavage: Cubical• Other properties:
Common name is fools gold.
Feldspar
• Fracture: Blocky• Other Properties: Most
common rock making mineral
Talc
• Luster: Non-metallic; waxy.
• Hardness: 1 on Mohs
Other properties: used for cosmetics and talcum powder (baby powder).
Magnetite
• Luster: Metallic • Other Observed
Properties: Magnetic
Galena
• Luster: Metallic • Cleavage: Cubical• Other properties:
source of lead.
Sphalerite
• Luster: can be Metallic or non-metallic depending on how you see it.
• Other Properties: Smelly Streak.
Halite
• Luster: Non-Metallic• Cleavage: Cubical • Other Properties:
Source of salt/ rock salt.
Gypsum
• Luster: Non-Metallic; Silky
• Cleavage: Fibrous or stringy.
• Hardness: 2 on Hardness scale.
Mica
• Cleavage: Basil Perfect• White: Mica muscovite• Black: Mica Biotite