Mineral i.d Flashcards
Talc
Color: grey & white
Luster: Earthy, dull
Texture: smooth and slippery
Misqoutite
Color: rusty brown
Luster: shimmery/ metallic
Texture: Very smooth
Galena
Color: orangey & grey
Luster: Metallic & shiny
Texture: Rough & pokey
Magnetite
Color: black &silver
Luster: Shimmery
Texture: rough and edgy
Fluorite
Color: transparent green
Luster: glistening
Texture: smooth jagged
Halite
Color: transparent/ clear
Luster: murky and shimmery
Texture: smooth and edgy
Olivine
Color: sandy yellow
Luster: Sandy
Texture: scratchy, sand paper like.
Hematite
Color: Barn red and brown
Luster: none
Texture: rough
Graphite
Color:Silver
Luster: shiny and shimmery
Texture: smooth
Corundum
Color: grey and white
Luster: none
Texture: rough and scratchy