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Mineral Identification. Identify A Mineral. Physical Properties Hardness How easily it can be scratched Mohs Scale Luster Way it reflects light Metallic or nonmetallic. Mohs scale. Identify A Mineral. Specific Gravity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Mineral Identification
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Identify A Mineral Physical Properties Hardness
How easily it can be scratched
Mohs Scale Luster
Way it reflects light Metallic or
nonmetallic
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Mohs scale
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Identify A Mineral Specific Gravity
The ratio of a mineral’s weight compared to the weight of an equal volume of water
Streak The color of a mineral when it is in
powdered form Depends on the softness of the
mineral
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Identify A Mineral Cleavage
Minerals that break along smooth flat surfaces
Mica Fracture
Minerals that break with uneven (not planar) surfaces
Quartz Other
Magnetite – magnetic Calcite – light in 2 rays, fizzes with HCl
acid
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Regents LINK
Online Mineral ID lab