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Identification of Minerals
Questions How can you identify minerals? How do geologists identify minerals?
Quartz
Amethyst
Smoky quartz
Figure 1.8
Pyrite
5. Cleavage Is breakage along planes of weakness Is due to weak bonding between those planes
Fluorite
Halite Calcite
A crytal face: A single surface No repetitions of the crystal face within a crystal
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