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Mineral Identification. What you’ll need to remember Describe physical properties used to identify minerals. Identify minerals using physical properties.

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1 Mineral Identification

2 What you’ll need to remember Describe physical properties used to identify minerals. Identify minerals using physical properties such as hardness and streak.

3 Physical Properties Mineral appearance Hardness Luster Streak Cleavage and fractureCleavage and fracture Magnetic properties

4 Mineral appearance How it looks like colorWhat color is it? Which one of the following is gold? Identify by appearance.

5 Hardness A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

6 Properties of Minerals Mohs Hardness Scale Mineral Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite Feldspar Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond Rating 1Softest known mineral. It flakes easily when scratched by a fingernail. 2A fingernail can easily scratch it. 3A fingernail cannot scratch it, but a copper penny can. 4A steel knife can easily scratch it. 5A steel knife can scratch it. 6Cannot be scratched by a steel knife, but it can scratch window glass. 7Can scratch steel and hard glass easily. 8Can scratch quartz. 9Can scratch topaz. 10Hardest known mineral. Diamond can scratch all other substances. Testing Method

7 Luster The way a mineral reflects a light luster. metallicnonmetallicEither metallic or nonmetallic

8 Streak When a mineral is rubbed across a piece of porcelain tile a streak of powdered mineral is left behind.

9 Magnetic properties Does the mineral act like a magnet? Is the mineral attracted by a magnet? If yes to either it has magnetic properties. MAGNETITE has magnetic properties


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