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    This document provides an outline for identifying minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks through macroscopic, or unaided eye, observation. It lists characteristics such as color, luster, form, hardness, cleavage, fracture, specific gravity, and others that can be used to identify minerals. For identifying rocks, it notes textures, structures, essential and accessory minerals, granularity, crystallinity, grain size and sorting. Identification of the specimen type and occurrences are also included.

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    This document provides an outline for identifying minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks through macroscopic, or unaided eye, observation. It lists characteristics such as color, luster, form, hardness, cleavage, fracture, specific gravity, and others that can be used to identify minerals. For identifying rocks, it notes textures, structures, essential and accessory minerals, granularity, crystallinity, grain size and sorting. Identification of the specimen type and occurrences are also included.

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    Profile of Megascopic Identification of Minerals & Rocks

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    This document provides an outline for identifying minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks through macroscopic, or unaided eye, observation. It lists characteristics such as color, luster, form, hardness, cleavage, fracture, specific gravity, and others that can be used to identify minerals. For identifying rocks, it notes textures, structures, essential and accessory minerals, granularity, crystallinity, grain size and sorting. Identification of the specimen type and occurrences are also included.

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    MEGASCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF MINERALS

    1. Colour 2. Lustre 3. Form 4. Streak 5. Hardness 6. Cleavage 7. Fracture 8. Specific gravity 9. Diagnostic property 10. Name

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    11. Chemical composition 12. Occurence :

    13.

    Distribution

    14. Uses

    MEGASCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS Colour Mineralogy i. Essential minerals a. b. ii. Accessory minerals a. b. Textures 1. 2. 3. 4. Granularity : Crystalarity : Shape of the crystals : Mutual relation of crystals: a. Equi-granular b. Inequi-granular Structures Name of the specimen : : : : :

    Occurences

    Indian distribution

    MEGASCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS 1. Mineralogy Essential minerals a. b. 2. Accessory minerals a. b. 3. Textures a. Cementing material b. Size of the grains c. Sorting of grains d. roundness of grains 6. Structure 7. Inclusion 8. Name of the specimen

    9. Occurrences

    10. Indian distribution MEGASCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS Colour Mineralogy iii. Essential minerals a. b. iv. Accessory minerals a. b. Textures 5. 6. 7. 8. Granularity : Crystalarity : Shape of the crystals : Mutual relation of crystals: c. Equi-granular d. Inequi-granular Structures Name of the specimen : : : : :

    Occurences

    Indian distribution

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