mineral samples. #1 fluorite luster: nonmetallic color: green and purple steak: clear/white cleavage...
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#1 Fluorite• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Green and Purple• Steak: Clear/White• Cleavage• Hardness: 4• Nonsilicate: CaF2
#2 Quartz• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Any• Steak: Clear• Fracture• Hardness: 7• Silicate SiO2
• Comes in almost any color
#3 Pyrite• Luster: Metallic• Color: Gold• Streak: Black• Cleavage• Hardness: 6-6.5• FeS2 Nonsilicate
• Fools Gold
# 4 Halite• Luster: Nonmetallic• Streak: White/clear• Cleavage• Hardness: 2.5• Nonsilicate NaCl• Salt
# 5 Sphalerite• Luster: Metallic• Color: Brownish yellow• Streak: Pale yellow• Cleavage• Hardness: 3.5-4• Nonsilicate ZnS
# 6 Calcite• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: White to yellowish white• Cleavage• Hardness: 3• Nonsilicate CaCO3
• Bubbles with HCL
# 7 Talc• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Pearly white• Streak: White• Fracture and Cleavage• Hardness: 1• Silicate Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
• Soapy Feel
# 8 Hematite• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Black/Rust• Streak: Rust Brown• Fracture• Hardness: 5.5-6.5• Nonsilicate Fe2O3
# 9 Hornblende • Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Black• Streak: Black• Cleavage• Hardness 5-6• Silicate• Striations
#10 Olivine• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Green• Streak: Clear• Fracture• Hardness: 6.5-7• Silicate (Fe, Mg)2 SiO4
• Dull luster-green
#11 Dolomite• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Pale Pink• Streak: White• Cleavage• Hardness: 3.5-4• Nonsiliacte CaMg(CO3)2
• Rice-Like Cleavage
# 12 Gypsum• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Clear to White• Streak: White• Cleavage• Hardness: 2• Nonsilicate CaSO42H2O
• Can scratch with fingernail
# 13 Garnet• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Wine Red• Streak: Clear• Fracture• Hardness: 6.5-7.5• Silicate• Gemstone
#14 Graphite• Luster: Metallic• Color: Dark Gray• Streak: Gray• Fracture• Hardness: 1-2• Nonsilicate C• Pencil Lead
#15 Microcline Orthoclase
• Luster: Nonmetallic• Color: Pink • Streak: White• Cleavage• Hardness: 6• Silicate KALSi3O2
#16 Magnetite• Luster: Metallic• Color: Black• Streak: Black• Fracture• Hardness: 6• Nonsilicate FeO4
• Magnetic