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:

These are the minerals in the lab..

Minerals in LAB #1 MALACHITE FLOURITE CUPRITE CHERT

QUARTZAZURITE SELENITE

GYPSUM

MAGNETITIE

CASSITERITE

BAUXITE IRON PYRITE

GALENA LIMONITE HEMATITE CHALCOPYRITE

HALITE GRAPHITE TALC SULFUR OLIVINE GYPSUM AUGITE SPHALERITE

CALCITE MUSCOVITE QUARTZ BIOTITE FELDSPAR HORNBLENDE

KAOLINITE CLAY

ICELAND SPAR

Prepare a data table for the minerals and the characteristics

mineral Color streak Hardness Luster Crystals Yes or no ?1

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Prepare a data table for the minerals and the characteristics

MineralName

Color streak Hardness Luster Crystals Yes or no ?

List 30 minerals...you may want to use 2 pages for data

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30

luster

The color of the powder left behind

Luster –the way that light is reflected

Metallic --- looks like metal Non metallic – non metal looking ------------------------------Non metallic categories: Glassy –looks like glassPearly – looks like a pearl Silky – silk like , long parallel fibers Dull or earthy – no shine

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