Student sheet Name___________________________

Title: Mineral Cards

Introduction: There are hundreds of types of minerals. Some are common, some are rare. It is
difficult in nature to find a pure mineral but very easy to find great pictures of them on the Internet. In
this activity you will choose three minerals and report on their properties.

Procedures:

1. Choose four minerals to make cards for.

2. Use the template below to get started.
3. Look up the information you need and find a good picture of the mineral. These are some sites to
try:

www.fi.edu/tfi/units/rocks/rocks.html
www.backyardnature.net/g/minerals.htm
www.minerals.net
www.gimizu.de/sgmcol/
www.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm

You may not find all the information you need for each mineral, if you try two sites and it is not
available, skip it and go on.

4. The card can be produced on the computer by creating a table that is one row and two columns
wide. You can insert pictures and text. If you are using paper and pencils, write neatly and draw the
mineral. The card is drawn on the back of this page.
5. Fold the card in two and trim the edges when you are finished. Tape the edges together.
 Mineral Name

Composition:

Colors:

Crystal form:

Uses:
(picture)

Characteristics: (hardness, streak,

breakage pattern)

Mineral name

Mineral Name

Composition:

Colors:

Crystal form:

Uses:
(picture)

Characteristics: (hardness, streak,

breakage pattern)

Mineral name
Minerals:

o Actinolite o Chromite o Lead

o Adamine o Chrysolite o Lizardite
o Adamite o Opal o Lodestone
o Agate o Salt o Lussatite
o Alabaster o Corundum o Magmatite
o Alamandine o Copper o Manganese Spar
o Albite o Coprolite o Magnesite
o Almandine o Crystalline Quartz o Magnetite
o Amatite o Dendrite o Malachite
o Amazonite o Diamond o Manganapatite
o Amethyst o Dolomite o Marble
o Amphibole o Dunite o Marmolite
o Angelite o Emerald o Mica
o Antimony o Epsom o Microcline
o Apatite o Feldspar o Moonstone
o Aquamarin o Fermorite o Morganite
o Aragonite o Fiorite o Morrisonite
o Arsenic o Fire Agate o Mylonite
o Asbestos o Fire Opal o Nicholsonite
o Augite o Flint o Nickel
o Azure Copper o Fluorspar o Oligoclase
Ore o Fluorite o Oligonite
o Azure-malachite o Fossilized Wood o Olivine
o Azurite o Galaxite o Onyx
o Barite o Galena o Oolite
o Barite Desert o Galenite o Opal
Rose o Garnet o Opalite
o Beryl o Gold o Orangite
o Berylite o Goldmanite o Orthoantigorite
o Bismuth o Graphite o Orthoclase
o Black Opal o Gypsum (mineral) o Peacock Ore
o Bloodstone o Gypsite o Peridote
o Blue Malachite o Halite o Peristerite
o Borax o Harlequin Opal o Perlite
o Bornite o Hematite o Petrified Wood
o Brass o Howlite o Phosgenite
o Brimstone o Huttonite o Piconite
o Bronze o Hyalite o Picrolite
o Calamine o Hydrohalite o Pitchblende
o Calcite o Ice o Plagioclase
o Calderite o Indicolite o Platinum
o Cathedral Pyrite o Iron o Plazolite
o Cat's Eye o Iron Meteorite o Prasiolite
o Celestite o Jade o Praziolite
o Chalcedon o Jasper o Puddingstone
o Chalcedony o Kamacite o Pyralspite
o Chalcopyrite o Kernite o Pyrite
o Chert o Labradorite o Pyromorphite
o Pyroxmangite o Thenardite
o Quartz o Thorite
o Quincite o Tigereye
o Quincite Opal o Tiger's Eye
o Rammelsbergite o Tirodite
o Rasorite o Topaz
o Red Beryl o Torite
o Retinalite o Tourmaline
o Rhinestone o Travertine
o Rhodochrosite o Tufa
o Rhodolite o Ugrandite
o Rock Salt o Ultralite
o Rosickyite o Uralite
o Rosikyite o Uraninite
o Rubellite o Vaterite
o Ruby o Verdelite
o Safflorite o Vermarine
o Sagenite o Williamsite
o Salt o Wiluite
o Sapphire o Witherite
o Selenite o Wollastonite
o Serandite o Wurtzite
o Serpentine o Yttrocerite
o Siderite o Yttrofluorite
o Silica o Zeolite
o Silver o Zircon
o Slawsonite
o Smithsonite
o Sodaclase
o Spectrolite
o Spessartite
o Sphalerite
o Spinel
o Spodumene
o Stalactite
o Stalagmite
o Starlite
o Steinmanite
o Stishovite
o Stronalsite
o Strontianite
o Sulfur
o Svabite
o Taenite
o Tellurium
o Tetrataenite