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Mineral properties for names Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Talc

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

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Gypsum

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3
Q

diagonal facing lines within the mineral.
creamy/ foggy white
3 cleavage
hardness of 3
vitreous luster

A

Calcite

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4
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pale green
hardness of 4
vitreous luster
emerald/amethyst

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Flourite

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5
Q

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

A

Apatite

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6
Q

vitreous luster
hardness of 6
salmon
rough feeling
looks like it has veins.
you MICROwave salmon

A

microcline

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7
Q

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

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quartz

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8
Q

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

A

topaz

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9
Q

brown
Adamantine to vitreous luster
hardness of 9
dumb

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corundum

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10
Q

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

A

Actinolite

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11
Q

grey colour
hardness 6.5-7.5
vitreous luster
clay

A

Albite

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12
Q

vitreous luster
hardness of 6.5-7.5
goldy brown colour
main mineral is red anything else extra
made up of tiny pieces (pixely)
redstone

A

garnet

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13
Q

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

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pyroxene

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14
Q

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

A

Biotite

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15
Q

vitreous luster
hardness of 3.5-4
white marbly
grainy
gravel

A

chlorite

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16
Q

shiny
black dots
vitreous luster
hardness of 2
smooth
dalmation

A

Dolomite

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17
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vitreous luster
black colour
hardness of 5-6
very shiny
coal

A

Hornblende

18
Q

chalky- chalk ends with a K
white
dusty
Earthy luster
white streak
hardness of 2-2.5
skeleton bone

A

Kaolinite

19
Q

thin
clear
vitreous luster
plasticky
window pain

A

muscovite

20
Q

vitreous luster
olive green= olivine
6.5-7 hardness
sandpaper feel.

A

Olivine

21
Q

vitreous luster
white/brown colour
hardness of 6.5
cobblestone
marbly

A

Chert

22
Q

vitreous luster
7-7.5 hardness
clear
inside the mineral fractured crystals

A

Quartz

23
Q

waxy Luster
sage green
hardness of 2.5-3.5
green but hidden within other minerals.

A

Serpentine

24
Q

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

A

Bauxite

25
Q

metallic luster
black/grey streak
3.5-4 hardness
gold green colour
gold nugget/glow stone
feels rough.
pirate/ painted

A

Chalcopyrite

26
Q

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

A

Galena

27
Q

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

A

Graphite

28
Q

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

A

Halite

29
Q

vitreous luster
red streak
red brown colour
grainy
nether block

A

Hermatite

30
Q

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

A

Limonite

31
Q

vitreous luster
grey colour
5.5-6.5 hardness
sparkly
rough fuzzy- sandpaper
charcoal

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Magnetite

32
Q

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

A

Malachite

33
Q

metallic luster
gold color
favourite one
streak is black.
6-6.5 hardness
gold bar
pirate

A

Pyrite

34
Q

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

A

Sphalerite

35
Q

vitreous luster
chalky- I hate the feeling.
yellow- bright colour
1.5-2.5 hardness
soapy
yellow dye

A

Sulfer

36
Q

pearly or vitreous luster
many colours often white
sparkly
opaque
3-3.5 hardness

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Barite

37
Q

metallic luster
1.5 hardness
decietful/hidden
close to graphite

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Molybelenite

38
Q

metallic luster
peacock
could be purple
hardness of 3
Jesus born that night and brought presents(Gold)

A

Bornite

39
Q

metallic luster
a bit toxic
5.5-6 hardness
silvery
hefty

A

Arsenopyrite

40
Q

Vitreous luster
7-7.5 hardness
stripes
layered/ 1 cleavage

A

Tourmaline

41
Q

deep blue colour
vitreous luster
peacock
colourful
lapis
rough/grainy
3.5-4 hardness

A

Azurite

42
Q

pink/white
hardness of 2 both gypsum
more rocky

A

gypsum #2

GEOL- Identifying minerals (3 decks)

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