1. Mineral Lab # 1 I. TITLE: Mineral ID lab #1 II. PURPOSE:to ID 30 minerals III. PROCEDURE:use the characteristics of color,streak,hardness,and crystals to ID minerals. IV. DATA:see attached V: Q’S: see attached VI. CONC: VII. SOE:

2. These are the minerals in the lab..

3. Minerals in LAB #1 MALACHITEFLOURITECUPRITECHERT QUARTZ AZURITESELENITE GYPSUM MAGNETITI E CASSITERI TE BAUXITEIRON PYRITE GALENALIMONITEHEMATITECHALCOPY RITE HALITEGRAPHITETALCSULFUROLIVINEGYPSUMAUGITESPHALERIT E CALCITEMUSCOVIT E QUARTZBIOTITEFELDSPARHORNBLEN DE KAOLINITE CLAY ICELAND SPAR

4. Prepare a data table for the minerals and the characteristics mineralColorstreakHardnessLuster Crystals Yes or no ? 1.1. 30

5. Prepare a data table for the minerals and the characteristics Mineral Name ColorstreakHardnessLuster Crystals Yes or no ? List 30 minerals...yo u may want to use 2 pages for data 1.1. 30 luster The color of the powder left behind

7. Luster –the way that light is reflected Metallic --- looks like metal Non metallic – non metal looking ------------------------------ Non metallic categories: Glassy –looks like glass Pearly – looks like a pearl Silky – silk like, long parallel fibers Dull or earthy – no shine

8. If 1 mineral scratches another--- it is harder than the mineral it scratches