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09/21/2014

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Term
Biotite
Definition

Streak- Colorless

Color- Dark green, brown, black

Hardness- 2.5-3

Cleavege- Perfect one direction 

Luster- Non metalic

O/P- thin flakes, tough, flexible

Term
Calcite
Definition

Color- clear

Streak- white

Luster- NM

Hardness- 3

Cleavage- Perfect, rhombohedral, three directions

O/P- fizes with HCI, decent weight

Term
Flourite
Definition

Color- All types

Streak- white

Luster- N/M (vitreous)

Hardness- 4

Cleavage- perfect cleavage, 4 directions

O/P- octahedral cleavage, very fractured, color varies

Term
Galena
Definition

Color- Silver/black

streak- black/gray

luster- M

Harndess- 2.5-3.5

Cleavage- perfect, cubic, three direction at right angels

O/P- cube form, real metalic, feels heavy

Term
Garnet
Definition

Color- Blackish/brown

Streak- none

luster- NM

Hardness- >5.5

Cleavage- None

O/P- translucinte, dodecahedron crystals

Term
Gypsum
Definition

Color- Colorless

Streak- white

luster- None, sugary

Hardness- 2.5

Cleavage- perfect

O/P- cleavage, soft, scratches easy

Term
Halite
Definition

Color- colorless

streak- white

luster- NM

Hardness- 2.5

cleavage- perfect, cubic

O/P- salty taste, like glass

Term
Hematite
Definition

color- black

streak- reddish

luster- sub metalic

Hardness- 5

cleavage- none

O/P- shinny specs, red streak

Term
Hornblende
Definition

color- black

streak- white/grey, brittle when streaking

luster- NM (vitreous)

Hardness- 5-6

cleavage- yes, two directions

O/P- shiny black bladed crystals

Term
Talc
Definition

color- white

streak- white

luster- NM

Hardness- <2.5

cleavage- none

O/P- glossy

Term
Kaolinite
Definition

color- white

streak- white

luster- NM

Hardness- <2.5

cleavage- none

O/P- chalky white, soft, greesy

Term
magnetite
Definition

color- Black

streak- black/brown

luster- submetalic, metalic

hardness- >5.5

cleavage- perfect

O/P- magnetic, glittery

 

Term
Malachite
Definition

color- green/pale green

streak- green

luster- NM

hardness- 3.5-4

cleavage- poor, perfect one way, fair in second

O/P- fizzs with HCI, soft

Term
Muscovite
Definition

color- brownish

streak- white

luster- NM

hardness- 2.5

cleavage- perfect

O/P- very breakable, like plastic

Term
Olivine
Definition

color- yellow, green, brown

streak- colorless, white

luster- NM (vitreous)

hardness- 6.5-7

cleavage- poor, very fractured

O/P- granular texture, very hard, conchoidal fracture

Term
Plagioclase feldspar
Definition

color- white/pinkish

streak- white

luster- NM (vitreous)

Hardness- 6-6.5

cleavage- perfect

O/P- many striations, cleavage

Term
K-Spar(Potassium feldspar)
Definition

color- light brown, pinkish

streak- brown

luster- NM

hardness- >5

cleavage- good cleavage

O/P- very fractured, layered

Term
Pyrite
Definition

color- gold

streak- brownish blackish

luster- Metalic

hardness- 6-6.5

cleavage- poor, conchoidal fracture

O/P- brittle, fools gold

Term
Quartz
Definition

color- clear, many colors

streak- none

luster- NM (vitreous)

hardness- 7

cleavage- none

O/P- conchoidal fracture, hexegonal prisms, glassy luster

Term
sulfur
Definition

color- bright yello

streak- yellow

luster- NM

hardness- 1.5-2.5

cleavage- none

O/P- egg smell, flamable

Term
Hardness of Fingernail
Definition
2.5
Term
Hardness of Penny (copper wire)
Definition
3.5
Term
Hardness of Nail (iron, wire)
Definition
4.5
Term
Hardness of Glass Plate
Definition
5.5
Term
Hardness of Streak Plate
Definition
6.5
Term
Hardness of Quartz
Definition
7
Term
Hardness of Talc
Definition
1
Term
Hardness of Gypsum
Definition
2
Term
Hardness of Calcite
Definition
3
Term
Hardness of Fluorite
Definition
4
Term
Hardness of Apatite
Definition
5
Term
Basal cleavage
Definition

- "books" cleavage that splits in flat sheets

- one plane

Term
rectangular cleavage
Definition

- made of rectangular prisims

- 2 planes

Term
cubic cleavage
Definition
cleavage made of cubes and parts of cubes
Term
Rhombohedral cleavage
Definition

cleavage made of rhombohedrons

- looks like a rhombus

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