Minerals
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Anna Babiak
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Minerals
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Silicate Minerals
Made of silicon and oxygen
Make up the Earth
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Nonsilicate Minerals
Do NOT contain silicate
Made of elements like: carbon, oxygen, iron and sulfur
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Color
-Surface color
-NOT a good way to identify a mineral
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Streak
-Color of a mineral's powder
-Rub against a white tile
-More reliable than color of outside of the mineral
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Luster
-The way a mineral reflects light
-Can be metallic or non-metallic
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What kind of luster does this mineral have?
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Cleavage
-Breaks easily along flat surfaces
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Fracture
-Breaks along uneven surfaces (jagged edges)
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Does this mineral exhibit cleavage or fracture?
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Does this mineral exhibit cleavage or fracture?
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Hardness
-Ability to resist scratching
-Moh's hardness scale
-Diamond = 10 (hardest mineral)
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What mineral would Flourite scratch according to Moh's hardness scale?
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Refer to the Moh's Hardness Scale. A mineral with a hardness of 7 can scratch
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Using the Moh's hardness scale answer the following question. A steel nail would scratch topaz.
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