MEGASCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF MINERALS SMVEC

PHYSICAL QUARTZ TALC BAUXITE BIOTITE MICA MUSCOVITE

PROPERTIES GREY MICA

FORM Amorphous Amorphous Granular Foliated Foliated

COLOUR GREY Greenish Brownish black Colourless

yellow

STREAK - - Yellowish - -
brown

LUSTER Sub-vitreous Gressy/oily Dull Sub -vitreous Vitreous

CLEAVAGE - - - Basal cleavage Basal cleavage

FACTURE Conchoidal Earthly - even even

HARDNESS 7 1 Around 4 2.25 2.25

TRANSPARENCY Opaque Opaque Opaque Opaque Opaque

SPECIFIC Medium Medium Low Low Low

GRAVITY

CHEMICAL SiO3 Pbs Al2O3.2h2O 4(Mg,Fe)3(AlSiO3) (H-K)AlSiO4

COMPOSITION O10(OHF)2

DIAGONISTIC Cleavage, luster, Luster , fracture , Form Form, cleavage, Form,

PROPERTIES Hardness, hardness hardness, colour cleavage,
fracture hardness,
colour

USES Manufacturing Fine powdered, Bauxite Used As aggregate in Fire proof

of glass, pottery fire proof, paste for light weight material good
optical in textile Aluminum concrete electrical
instrument, industries Production. conductor
circuit boards. Bauxite is the
principal ore
of aluminum.

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PHYSICAL HORNBLEN KYANLITE QUARTZ ORTHOCLASE PLAGIOCLA

PROPERTIES DE (MILKY FELSPAR SE
WHITE) FELDSPAR
FORM Semi- Bladed Amorphous Tabular Tabular
crystalline

COLOUR Greenish Blue Milky white Freash red white

STREAK White - - - -
LUSTURE Sub vitreous Vitreous Vitreous Vitreous Vitreous

CLEAVAGE Perfect Perfect - perfect Prismatic

FRACTURE Uneven Rocky Uneven uneven Even

HARDNESS 5-6 Around 2.5 7 6 6

TRANSPARENC Opaque Opaque Opaque Opaque Opaque
Y

SPECIFIC High Medium Medium Medium low

GRAVITY

CHEMICAL Hydrous of si, - SiO3 KAlSi3O8 KAlSi3O3

COMPOSITION ca2,wa

DIAGONISTIC Form, colour, Cleavage,colour, Lusture,hardne Lusture,colour, Lusture,colour,

PROPERTIES hardness, Facture ss cleavage Hardness, Hardness,
luster Cleavage, form Cleavage,
form

USES Manufacture Lining as Manufacturing Making glass False teeth and

of cement , refractive of watch enamel, false teeth special glasses
rock forming materials and special glass
mineral

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PHYSICAL SERPENTINE MAGNETITE QUARTZ(ROSE) GRAPHITE HAEMATITE

PROPERTIS

FORM Semi-fibrous Semi Amorphous Amorphous Semi

crystalline crystalline

COLOUR Pale green Black Rose Black Black

STREAK - - - - Cherry red

LUSTURE Sub-vitreous Metallic Vitreous Resinious Metallic

CLEAVAGE Imperfect Perfect - - -

FRACTURE Uneven Uneven Uneven Earthy Uneven

HARNESS 4-5 5-6 7 1-2 5-6

TRANSPARENCE Opaque Opaque Translucent Opaque Opaque

SPECIFIC Medium Very high Medium Medium Very high

GRAVITY

CHEMICAL Hydrous Fe3O4 Si02 Pure carbon Fe2O3

COMPOSITION MgSiO3

DIAGONISTIC Form , colour, Lusture, Lusture, hardness, Lusture,fracture Lusture,streak,

COMPOSISTION lusture specific cleavage Hardness, specific gravity
gravity, streak colour , hardness

USES In making fire As iron ore Manufacturing of Lubricant paint Ore for
proofing glass,optical manufacture smelted iron
material instrument boundary lining
in naked pencil

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