intro objective 11/16/11 identify minerals. what do you think are some ways to identify a mineral...
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7 Ways to Identify Minerals Color Luster Streak Fracture Texture Density HardnessTRANSCRIPT
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Intro
Objective 11/16/11Identify minerals.
What do you think are some ways to identify a mineral by?
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Identifying Minerals
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MINERALS 7 Ways to
Identify Minerals Color Luster Streak Fracture Texture Density Hardness
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MINERALS Color Describes the color
that a mineral appears to be in regular light
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MINERALS Luster How shiny a
mineral isHighMediumDull
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MINERALS Streak The color that a
mineral leaves on a streak-plate
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MINERALS Fracture How easily a
mineral breaks cleanly
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MINERALS Texture How rough or
smooth the mineral isRoughMediumSmooth
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MINERALS Density How much material
makes up a mineralMass ÷ Volume =
Density
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MINERALS Hardness Tested by scratching
the mineral with a fingernail, penny, or steel nail.
Moh’s Hardness ScaleRanked 1 to 1010 is the hardest
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MINERALS Moh’s Hardness
Scale identifies a minerals hardness by comparing it another object or mineral
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Objective 11/16/11
Outro
Identify minerals.
Why is color not very helpful in identifying minerals?