Common Minerals

Question 1

Describe Pyrite

Answer 1

• “Fools Gold”
• Gold in color
• Commonly found
• Often found with other minerals
• Sometimes grows in perfect cubes

Question 2

Describe Quartz

Answer 2

•Commonly found
•A range of colors
*Clear, smoky grey, pink, …
•Sometimes grows in crystals of a hexagonal shape

Question 3

Describe Mica

Answer 3

• Grows in layers
• Hardness of 1
• Common Mineral
• Shiny Luster