1. Mineral ID process Gain the knowledge to help identify minerals

2. Mineral Hardness Hardness: resistance to being scratched by another mineral of substance.

3. Moh’s Hardness Scale Scale 1 though 10 1 is the softest 10 is the hardest

4. Cleavage A minerals tendency to split along flat surfaces

5. Fracture When a mineral breaks in not uniform directions.

6. Color You can have metallic and nonmetallic

7. Luster The way a mineral shines in the light. Helps to describe metallic and nonmetallic Vitreous: shiny like glass

8. Streak Color of the mineral’s powder Found by scratching mineral against a porcelain plate.

9. Light and Minerals Transparent: you can see through the mineral Translucent: Light can pass through the mineral Opaque: no light can pass through the mineral.

10. Physical Properties Elastic Flexible Malleable Magnetic