Mineral properties for names Flashcards
soapy/ greasy texture
variety of colour
Hardness of 1
Earthy or pearly luster
iron nugget
Talc
tilted cleavage, never a perfect cube
angled
vitreous luster
clear colour
hardness of 2
Gypsum
diagonal facing lines within the mineral.
creamy/ foggy white
3 cleavage
hardness of 3
vitreous luster
Calcite
pale green
hardness of 4
vitreous luster
emerald/amethyst
Flourite
greasy
variety of colours-green
hardness of 5
vitreous luster
green, could be blue, or within another rock
sugary
Apatite
vitreous luster
hardness of 6
salmon
rough feeling
looks like it has veins.
you MICROwave salmon
microcline
clear
hardness of 7
vitreous luster
crystal movie look- can be
hexagonal/ diamond look
quartz
soft/smooth feeling
dusty clear
hardness of 8
vitreous luster
nether quartz
birthstone
topaz
brown
Adamantine to vitreous luster
hardness of 9
dumb
corundum
variety of colour- green main mineral
hardness of 5-6
tiny crystals in the mineral
vitreous luster
obsidian
Actinolite
grey colour
hardness 6.5-7.5
vitreous luster
clay
Albite
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
garnet
vitreous luster
hardness of 5-6
black/brown colour
looks like your average rock bro
pyroxene
vitreous luster
hardness of 2.5-3
fragile
thin
black in colour
flint& steel
Biotite
vitreous luster
hardness of 3.5-4
white marbly
grainy
gravel
chlorite
shiny
black dots
vitreous luster
hardness of 2
smooth
dalmation
Dolomite
vitreous luster
black colour
hardness of 5-6
very shiny
coal
Hornblende
chalky- chalk ends with a K
white
dusty
Earthy luster
white streak
hardness of 2-2.5
skeleton bone
Kaolinite
thin
clear
vitreous luster
plasticky
window pain
muscovite
vitreous luster
olive green= olivine
6.5-7 hardness
sandpaper feel.
Olivine
vitreous luster
white/brown colour
hardness of 6.5
cobblestone
marbly
Chert
vitreous luster
7-7.5 hardness
clear
inside the mineral fractured crystals
Quartz
waxy Luster
sage green
hardness of 2.5-3.5
green but hidden within other minerals.
Serpentine
Earthy luster
brown salmon
1.5-3.0 hardness
Streak is orange.
looks like bubbles/circles in the mineral
sandstone/end stone
Bauxite
metallic luster
black/grey streak
3.5-4 hardness
gold green colour
gold nugget/glow stone
feels rough.
pirate/ painted
Chalcopyrite
metallic luster
2.5 hardness
grey colour
grey/black streak
more shiny blue
heavy
stain glass
borg cube
Galena
metallic luster
pencil lead
dusts onto your finger
dark grey streak
silver dark colour
1-2 hardness
Graphite
vitreous luster
less hard than quartz (2.5)
clear colour
cube- ice tray
smooth feeling
glass block
Halite
vitreous luster
red streak
red brown colour
grainy
nether block
Hermatite
woolly luster
looks moldy.
light orange streak
brown moldy colour
lemons go moldy
4-5.5 hardness
nether sand (soul sand)
feels grainy.
Limonite
vitreous luster
grey colour
5.5-6.5 hardness
sparkly
rough fuzzy- sandpaper
charcoal
Magnetite
Earthy luster
grey streak
green colour
3.5-4 hardness
feels fuzzy.
lapis
Malachite
metallic luster
gold color
favourite one
streak is black.
6-6.5 hardness
gold bar
pirate
Pyrite
metallic luster
3.5-4 hardness
brown, grey colour/black
shiny
netherite
Sphalerite
vitreous luster
chalky- I hate the feeling.
yellow- bright colour
1.5-2.5 hardness
soapy
yellow dye
Sulfer
pearly or vitreous luster
many colours often white
sparkly
opaque
3-3.5 hardness
Barite
metallic luster
1.5 hardness
decietful/hidden
close to graphite
Molybelenite
metallic luster
peacock
could be purple
hardness of 3
Jesus born that night and brought presents(Gold)
Bornite
metallic luster
a bit toxic
5.5-6 hardness
silvery
hefty
Arsenopyrite
Vitreous luster
7-7.5 hardness
stripes
layered/ 1 cleavage
Tourmaline
deep blue colour
vitreous luster
peacock
colourful
lapis
rough/grainy
3.5-4 hardness
Azurite
pink/white
hardness of 2 both gypsum
more rocky
gypsum #2
