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Building Blocks of Rocks Minerals Building Blocks of Rocks

What is a mineral? It occurs naturally It is a solid It has a definite chemical composition Its atoms are arranged in a orderly pattern It is inorganic (never alive)

Structure of Minerals Crystalline shape Six crystals systems Cubic Orthorombic Tetragonal Triclinic Hexagonal Monoclinic

Identifying Minerals Common Characteristics: Crystal Shape Color Luster – the way the mineral shines in light Metallic or nonmetallic Vitreous – like shiny glass Greasy, Oily, Dull, Earthy…I will explain

Identifying Minerals Cont. Testing Mineral Specimens Streak – the color of its powder By using a streak plate you can get the streak of the mineral Cleavage … (not what your thinking!) and Fracture – how a mineral breaks Moh’s Scale of Hardness Page 106 Specific Gravity – the ratio of its weight to an equal volume of water.

Moh’s Scale of Hardness

Special Characteristics Some minerals are flourescent: Flourite, Calcite Halite has a salty taste Magnetite is magnetic