Geology 11.

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Answer Key: Minerals

M1: Bio(te

( Acosta 2015)

Color: Dark Brown

Luster: Vitreous, Greasy
Streak: White
Cleavage: 1
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties: Platy

M2: Hornblende

( Lim 2015)

Color: Dark Green

Luster: Vitreous
Streak: White
Cleavage: 2 @ 90
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Other Properties: N/A

( Vera Cruz 2015)

M3: Olivine

( Macalintal 2015)

Color: Olive Green

Luster: Vitreous, Resinous
Streak: White
Cleavage: Not observable
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Other Properties:
Saccharoidal

M4: Quartz
Color: Colorless
Luster: Vitreous
Streak: White
Cleavage: N/A; Conchoidal
Fracture
Hardness: >6.5
Other Properties: Euhedral
Crystals

( Domingo 2015)

M5: Augite

( Calpatura 2015)

Color: Black
Luster: Vitreous to Dull
Streak: White
Cleavage: 2 @ ~90
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Other Properties: Prismatic

M6: Muscovite

( Domingo 2015)

Color: Light Grey

Luster: Vitreous, Greasy
Streak: White
Cleavage: 1
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties: Platy

M7: Plagioclase

Color: Buff, Cream

Luster: Vitreous, Resinous
Streak: White
Cleavage: 2 @ ~90
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Other Properties: Massive

M8: Orthoclase

( Lim 2015)

Color: Light Pink to Orange

Luster: Vitreous, Resinous
Streak: White
Cleavage: 2 @ ~90
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Other Properties: Massive

( Veracruz 2015)

M9: Talc

( Ramos 2015)

Color: Pale Green to White

Luster: Pearly
Streak: White
Cleavage: 1
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties: Platy;
Greasy Feel

M10: Graphite

( Lim 2015)

Color: Lead Grey

Luster: Submetallic
Streak: Grey
Cleavage: Not Observable
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties:Massive

M11: Pyrite

Color: Brass Yellow

Luster: Metallic
Streak: Dark Grey to Black
Cleavage: 3 @ 90
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Other Properties: Cubic,
Pyritohedron, Rotten egg
smell

( Mateo 2015)

M12: Sulfur
Color: Pale Yellow
Luster: Greasy, Vitreous
Streak: Pale Yellow to
White
Cleavage: None
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties: Massive;
Rotten egg smell

( Vera Cruz 2015)

M13: Galena

( Calpatura 2015)

Color: Metallic Grey

Luster: Metallic
Streak: Grey
Cleavage: 3 @ 90
Hardness: 2.5-3.5
Other Properties: Cubic;
Rotten Egg Smell

( Domingo 2015)

M14: Kaolinite

( Mateo 2015)

Color: Buff White

Luster: Dull
Streak: White
Cleavage: Not Prominent
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties: Earthy
Feel; Laminated

M15: Gypsum

( Lim 2015)

Color: Colorless
Luster: Fibrous, Vitreous
Streak: White
Cleavage: 3 @ ~90
Hardness: <2.5
Other Properties:

( Macalintal 2015)

M16: Calcite

( Mateo 2015)

Color: Colorless
Luster: Vitreous
Streak: White
Cleavage: 3 @ ~90
Hardness: 2.5-3.5
Other Properties:
Effervescence to HCl

( Macalintal 2015)

M17: Azurite

( Acosta 2015)

Color: Azure Blue

Luster: Waxy to Dull
Streak: Blue
Cleavage: Not Observable
Hardness: 3.5-4.5
Other Properties:
Effervescence to HCl

M18: Malachite

( Angeles 2015)

Color: Dark Green

Luster: Waxy to Dull
Streak: Green
Cleavage: Not Observable
Hardness: 3.5-4.5
Other Properties:
Effervescence to HCl;
Concentric Bands

( Vera Cruz 2015)

M19: Magne(te

( Angeles 2015)

Color: Iron Black

Luster: Submetallic
Streak: Black
Cleavage: Not Observable
Hardness: 3.5-4.5
Other Properties: Magnetic

( Mateo 2015)

M20: Hema(te

( Ramos 2015)

Color: Rust Red

Luster: Submetallic
Streak: Maroon/Red
Cleavage: Not Observable
Hardness: 3.5-4.5
Other Properties:
Botryoidal