Taylor trottier mineral lab updated

Taylor Trottier

Chemical formula- Luster- pearlyCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2.5 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- Uses- windows in old ovens, and modern electronics

K(Mg,Fe2+3)(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2

Black, dark brown, dark green, reddish black.

very poor conductor of heat and electricity

Mica sheetMica sheet peeling off

Biotite is dark and streak I colorless

Muscovite is white and has white streak colour

Chemical formula-Luster- glossyCleavage- 1Color- red, white, blue, green, brown, pink.Streak color- whiteHardness- 6 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- low melting pointUses- kitchen/bathroom tiles and flux

x Al(Al,Si)3O8

Pink feldspar

Green feldspar

White feldspar

Chemical formula-Luster- waxyCleavage- 0Color- white, clear, black, purpleStreak color- white Hardness- 7Special properties- can be sculptedUses- window making, watch timing

SiO2

Milky quartz

Rose quarts

Quarts can be sculpted

Purple quartz due to impurities

Chemical formula- carbonLuster- metallic Cleavage- 1Color- black, greyStreak color- greyHardness- 1-2 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- made after coal and before diamondUses- pencil righting material

Metallic

Pencils use graphite to wright

Chemical formula-Luster-Cleavage- 1Color- all colorsStreak color- whiteHardness- 4 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- comes in all colorsUses- toothpaste

CaF2Vitreous

Chemical formula-Luster- metallicCleavage- 0Color- gold/silverStreak color- dark greenHardness- 6.5 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- aka fools goldUses- cheep display item

FeS2

Sample of pyrite

Chemical formula-Luster- pearlyCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- usually found by salt water and limestoneUses- cement, plaster

(CaSO4.2H2O)

clear, colorless, white, gray, yellow, red, brown

Chemical formula-Luster- metallicCleavage- noneColor-Streak color- redHardness- 6 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- grows other mineralsUses- making iron, pigment

Fe2O3, α-Fe2O3

Metallic gray, dull to bright red

Close up view of hematite

Chemical formula-Luster- waxy or pearlyCleavage- 0Color-Streak color- white/greenHardness- 1 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- dusty

Light to dark green, brown, white,grey

Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Chemical formula-Luster- silkyCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2.5 – 3 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- fire retardant fibersUses- fire retardant materials and car breaks

Fibers

Fibers under microscope

Green, Red, Yellow, White, Blue

Chemical formula- s8Luster- resionousCleavage- 0Color- yellowStreak color- whiteHardness- 2 Special properties- smellyUses- smells

Chemical formula-Luster- metalicCleavage- 0Color-black Streak color- blackHardness- 7+ on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- magneticUses- magnet

Will probably be a picture on test because the rest have been stolen

Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Chemical formula- Luster- Cleavage- 3 Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- salt like Uses- managing ice

NaCl

Colorless or white; also blue, purple, red, pink, yellow, orange, or gray

Vitreous

Chemical formula-Luster- pearly to vitriousCleavage- 3Color- white / transparent Streak color- white Hardness- 2-7 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- found by sulpherUses- construction and whitening

CaCO3

Chemical formula-Luster- metalicCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- lead greyHardness- 2.5 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- silver likeUses- christal radio and eye chalk

Lead gray and silvery

PbS