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    Introduction to

    MINERALS
    -DeMarco
    A MINERAL IS:

    • Non-Living

    • Inorganic

    • Solid
    5 Major Properties
    • HARDNESS
    “Moh’s scale”
    (Ranges from 1-10)

    Softest Hardest

    TALC = 1 DIAMOND = 10
    Used for powder, makeup Used for Jewelry & cutting
    To use Moh’s scale…
    • We scratch minerals against each other,
    or common items to see if we can get
    them to scratch each other.
    • LUSTER
    – Does it look like shiny metal or is it dull/glassy?

    Metallic -or- Nonmetallic


    • CLEAVAGE or FRACTURE
    • How the mineral breaks apart…
    – CLEAVAGE = NEATLY, ALONG FLAT SURFACES
    – FRACTURE = CRUMBLES OR BREAKS ERRATICALLY

    CLEAVAGE FRACTURE
    COLOR
    • Easy to observe, but NOT very useful…
    – (Many minerals can be the same color!)
    – (One mineral can be many colors!)

    Amethyst (Quartz) Citrine (Quartz) Rose Quartz Smokey Quartz


    SPECIAL TESTS
    • Magnetism
    – Is the mineral magnetic? If yes, then it must
    be MAGNETITE!
    Special Tests
    • ODOR
    – Does it smell like rotten eggs?
    • If yes, you must have SULFUR!
    Special Tests
    • TASTE!
    – Does it taste salty? If yes… it is HALITE.
    Special Tests
    • Fluorescence
    – Does it glow in the dark?
    • Some rare minerals do!

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