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Specific minerals
information about specific minerals
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Geology
10th Grade
04/15/2007

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Term
Calcite
Definition
trigonal, fracture, hardess-3, brownish orange, pearly, white streak, nonmetalin, translucent
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Fluorite
Definition
Isometriic, cleavage, hardness-4, purple green brown, vitreous, white streak, nonmetalic, translucent/opaque
Term
Quartz
Definition
trigonal, both, 7, glassy, white streak, nonmetalic, translucent/opaque
Term
Hematite
Definition
trigonal, fracture, silky, reddish brown streak
Term
Feldspar
Definition
both, waxy, white streak, nonmetalic, opaque
Term
Hornblende
Definition
monocliunic, both, earthy, brpwn grey streak, nonmetalic, opaque
Term
Muscovite Mica
Definition
monoclinic, cleavage, metalic, grey white strea, metalic, opaque
Term
Biotite Mica
Definition
monoclinic, both, black gold streak
Term
Pyrite
Definition
isometric, both, black streak, opaque
Term
magnetite
Definition
isometric, cleavage, black streak
Term
chalcopyrite
Definition
tetragonal, cleavage, metalic, black streak, metalic, opaque
Term
copper
Definition
isometric, fracture, red/copper streak, paque
Term
gypsum
Definition
isometric, cleavage, pearly, white streak, poaque
Term
galena
Definition
isometric, cleavage, dark grey streak
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halite
Definition
isometric, fracture, pearly, white streak
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