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Mineral Identification Key II list

Chapter: non white streak, mainly

Table IA:  Done

• Minerals with Metallic or Submetallic Luster & Hardness of less than 2½ (will readily leave a mark on paper)
• hematite (Q103223), graphite (Q5309), molybdenite (Q382994), pyrolusite (Q413293), nagyágite (Q213131), tetradymite (Q303181), sylvanite (Q414266), bismuthinite (Q419292), stibnite (Q421831), acanthite (Q413498), stephanite (Q420531), cinnabar (Q104614), pyrargyrite (Q118134)/ proustite (Q411817), bismuth (native) (Q3640449), calaverite (Q414999), galena (Q37559), polybasite (Q415785)

Table IB:  Done

• Minerals with Metallic or Submetallic Luster & Hardness greater than 2½, but less than 5½ (will not easily mark paper, but can be scratched with a pocket knife)
• pyrolusite (Q413293), sylvanite (Q414266), covellite (Q325345), stibnite (Q421831), pyrargyrite (Q118134)/ proustite (Q411817), acanthite (Q413498), galena (Q37559), calaverite (Q414999), jamesonite (Q415818), bournonite (Q413314), chalcocite (Q278106), digenite (Q414848), stromeyerite (Q420910), boulangerite (Q250618), cinnabar (Q104614), native copper (Q583353), native gold (Q898406), native silver (Q1057174), enargite (Q411881), bornite (Q108694), millerite (Q411068), zinkenite (Q204747), antimony (native) (Q1134295), tetrahedrite series (Q424282)/ tennantite (Q284146), arsenic (native) (Q1056657), pentlandite (Q410101), chalcopyrite (Q111044), wurtzite (Q421115), sphalerite (Q105006), cuprite (Q407335), alabandite (Q420563), pyrrhotite (Q421944), stannite (Q419299), manganite (Q401047), platinum (native) (Q1318438), glaucodot (Q604784), monazite (Q422011), ferberite (Q417387)/ hübnerite (Q417421), nickeline (Q419197), goethite (Q189703), chromite (Q107172), hematite (Q103223)

Table IC:  Done

• Metallic or Submetallic Luster and Hardness greater than 5½ (can not be scratched by a knife)
• pyrochlore supergroup (Q3977901), nickeline (Q419197), ferberite (Q417387)/ hübnerite (Q417421), goethite (Q189703), romanèchite (Q409737), ilmenite (Q190729), pyrophanite (Q120581), cobaltite (Q410396)/ gersdorffite (Q415856), skutterudite (Q417274)/ nickelskutterudite (Q410719), uraninite (Q206467), chromite (Q107172), breithauptite (Q429510), arsenopyrite (Q191939), brookite (Q410609), anatase (Q413357), hematite (Q103223), magnetite (Q181395), columbite (Q899841)/ tantalite (Q637080), franklinite (Q418094), pyrite (Q50769), marcasite (Q409087), rutile (Q320603)

Table IIA:  Done

• Minerals with a Nonmetallic Luster, Definitely Colored Streak, and Hardness 1 to 6
• hematite (Q103223), erythrite (Q247914), annabergite (Q414149), litharge (Q2362697), proustite (Q411817)/ pyrargyrite (Q118134), cinnabar (Q104614), crocoite (Q422903), cuprite (Q407335), realgar (Q109746), zincite (Q204851), orpiment (Q419183), sulphur (Q1157552), massicot (Q3297608), autunite (Q407345)/ meta-autunite (Q286457), vanadinite (Q407251), torbernite (Q409918)/ metatorbernite (Q946311), atacamite (Q409775), antlerite (Q417254), brochantite (Q411036), malachite (Q164411), vivianite (Q413386), chrysocolla (Q407485), linarite (Q417269), azurite (Q108212), lazurite (Q10914750), sodalite (Q410759), siderite (Q192669), ferberite (Q417387)/ hübnerite (Q417421), sphalerite (Q105006), goethite (Q189703), rutile (Q320603), cassiterite (Q191222)

Elements

• graphite, bismuth (native), sulfur (native), copper (native), gold (native), silver (native), platinum (native), antimony (native), arsenic (native)

Sulfide class

Sulfides, strict sense

• molybdenite, tetradymite, sylvanite, bismuthinite, stibnite, acanthite, cinnabar, calaverite, galena, polybasite, nickeline, cobaltite/ gersdorffite, skutterudite/ nickelskutterudite, breithauptite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, marcasite, realgar, orpiment, sphalerite, covellite, stibnite, chalcocite, digenite, stromeyerite, glaucodot, wurtzite, chalcopyrite, alabandite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite, millerite

Sulfosalts

• nagyágite, stephanite, pyrargyrite/ proustite, jamesonite, bournonite, boulangerite , stannite, tetrahedrite/ tennantite, zinkenite, bornite, enargite

Unclassified sulfide class minerals

Oxide class

Oxides, strict sense

• pyrochlore mineral supergroup, columbite series/ tantalite series
• hematite, pyrolusite, romanèchite, ilmenite, pyrophanite, uraninite, chromite/ magnesiochromite, brookite, anatase, magnetite, franklinite, rutile, litharge, cuprite, zincite, massicot, cassiterite, pyrolusite

Hydroxides (F + G)

• goethite, brucite, manganite

"Arsenites"

• Arsenites, [5,6] vanadates, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates
• ferberite/ hübnerite

Unclassified oxide class minerals

White streak, mainly

Table IIB-1:

• Streak not colored, Cleavage Prominent, Hardness less than 2½ (can be scratched with a fingernail, Streak: white or none)  Done
• salammoniac (Q2451851), talc (Q134583), ulexite (Q409611), nitratine (Q2622967), sulphur (Q1157552), clinochlore (Q421357)/ chamosite (Q420478), niter (Q11183742), pyrophyllite (Q409470), gypsum (Q82658), halite (Q5314), sylvite (Q409091), muscovite (Q106532), phlogopite (Q422977), annite (Q3618110), kaolinite (Q223197), villiaumite (Q417455), brucite (Q419250), cookeite (Q1071116)

Table IIB-2:  Done

• Streak Not Colored, Cleavage Not Prominent, Hardness less than 2½ (can be scratched with a fingernail; Streak: white or none; Cleavage absent or not obvious)
• salammoniac (Q2451851), ulexite (Q409611), nitratine (Q2622967), montmorillonite (Q422131), sulphur (Q1157552), niter (Q11183742), kaolinite (Q223197), villiaumite (Q417455), cookeite (Q1071116)

Table IIC-1:  Done

• Streak not colored, Cleavage prominent, Hardness 2½ to 3 (can not be scratched by a fingernail, can be scratched by a copper penny, streak white or none)
• lepidolite (Q429926), margarite (Q2481488), halite (Q5314), sylvite (Q409091), anglesite (Q156526), calcite (Q171917), kernite (Q424502), witherite (Q419260), anhydrite (Q105439), baryte (Q184196), celestine (Q407221)

Table IIC-2a:  Done

• Nonmetallic Luster; Streak Not Colored; Hardness 2½ to 3; Cleavage Not Prominent; Splinter Will Fuse in a Candle Flame
• borax (Q3513011), cryolite (Q193502), cerussite (Q409122)

Chapter: "silicate like", tetrahedral units ("Silikatenartige")

Silicates and germanates

([SiO₄]^4-- and [GeO₄]^4--tetrahedra)

Nesosilicate subclass (Inselsilikate)

Sorosilicate subclass (Gruppensilikate)

Cyclosilicate subclass (Ringsilikate)

Inosilicate subclass

Single chain inosilicates (Kettensilikate)

Multiple chain inosilicates (Bandsilikate)

Unclassified inosilicate subclass minerals

Phyllosilicate subclass (Schichtsilikate)

• Micas: lepidolite mineral group, margarite, muscovite, phlogopite, annite
• Chlorites: clinochlore/ chamosite, cookeite
• montmorillonite, kaolinite, talc, pyrophyllite, chrysocolla

Framework silicates (Gerüstsilikate)

• Tectosilicates (aluminosilicates) and quartz family (oxide minerals)
• Excluding zeolite frameworks, broad sense (zeolites, narrow sense)

Zeolite frameworks, broad sense

• Including cancrinite-sodalite structural group
• lazurite, sodalite

Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, tungstates

• anglesite, anhydrite, baryte, celestine, gypsum, crocoite, antlerite, brochantite, linarite, monazite series

Other phosphates, arsenates, vanadates

• erythrite, annabergite, autunite/ meta-autunite, vanadinite, torbernite/ metatorbernite, vivianite

Chapter: carbonates and evaporites

Carbonates, nitrates, borates and halides

Carbonates and nitrates

• cerussite, calcite, witherite, malachite, azurite, siderite

Nitrates (N)

• nitratine, niter

Borates

• borax, kernite, ulexite

Halides

• cryolite, halite, sylvite, salammoniac, villiaumite, atacamite