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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30
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
1.
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