MINERAL Color Streak Hardness Luster Cleavage Habit Special Diagnostic Chemical Ore of what %

Fracture Property Property Formula mineral?

HEMATITE Reddish Reddish 5.5 – 6.5 Submetallic- Fracture Botryoidal _ Color Fe2O3 Iron 70
brown – brown Earthy *1 *Platy
*Black *Glittery
PYRITE Pale Brass Greenish 6 – 6.5 Metallic Fracture Cuboidal Color FeS2 Iron 46.6
Yellow black _ Hardness
Streak
CHALCOPYRITE Brass Yellow Greenish 3.5 – 4 Metallic 1 poor Platy Color CuFeS2 Copper 34.6
black incrustation _ Hardness
Streak
SPHALERITE Brown White – 3.5 - 4 Resinous 6 perfect Tetrahedron _ Luster ZnS Zinc 67
Yellowish Granular
white
GARNIERITE Apple Green Light green 3-4 Earthy / Dull Fracture Massive _ Color _ Nickel _
- White encrustation Fracture

CHRYSOCOLLA Green – Light green 2-4 Vitreous/Resi Fracture Botryoidal _ Color _ Copper _
Bluish green nous - Earthy Conchoidal Fracture

MALACHITE Green Light Green 3.5 - 4 Earthy / Dull 1 perfect Massive Effervesces to Color Cu2CO3(O Copper 57.5
encrustation acid Streak H)2
Effevescence
AZURITE Azure Blue Light Blue 3.5 - 4 Vitreous - 1 perfect Massive Effervesces to Color Cu3(CO3)2( Copper 55.3
dull 1 fair encrustation acid Streak OH)2
Effevescence
COVELLITE Indigo blue Black 1.5 - 2 Metallic - dull 1 Platy - _ Color CuS Copper 66.4
– Dark blue massive Cleavage
Habit
BORNITE Variegated Black 3 Metallic Fracture Massive _ Color Cu5FeS4 Copper 63.3
blue and encrustation
purple
(tarnish)

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 MINERAL Color Streak Hardness Luster Cleavage Habit Special Diagnostic Chemical Ore of what %
Fracture Property Property Formula mineral?

CHALCOCITE Lead gray Black 2.5 – 3 Metallic Fracture Massive _ Color Cu2S Copper 79.8
1 poor Streak

MAGNETITE Brown - Black 6 Metallic - Fracture Massive Strongly Magnetism Fe3O4 Iron 72.4
Black Submetallic magnetic

ILMENITE Iron black Black – 5.5 - 6 Metallic Fracture Massive Weakly Streak FeTiO3 Titanium 31.6
brownish Platy magnetic Magnetism
red
GOEHITE Yellowish – Yellowish 5 – 5.5 Submetallic - Fracture Mammiliary _ Streak FeO(OH) Iron 62.9
Dark brown brown Dull 1 perfect Radiating

PYROLUSITE Dark gray - Dark gray - 1-2 Metallic 1 perfect Acicular _ Habit MnO2 Manganese 63.2
Black Black Radiating Streak
Hardness
CHROMITE Black Dark Brown 5.5 Submetallic - Fracture Massive _ Luster FeCr2O4 Chromium 46.5
Pitchy Streak
Hardness
MOLYBDENITE Lead gray Lead gray 1 - 1.5 Metallic 1 perfect Massive _ Color MoS2 Molybdenum 59.9
with blue with blue Streak
tone tone Hardness
GALENA Lead gray Lead gray 2.5 Metallic 3 perfect Cubic High SG High SG PbS Lead 86.6
Tabular Color
Streak
Hardness
STIBNITE Lead gray Lead gray - 2 Metallic 1 perfect Bladed Striations Habit Sb2S3 Antimony 71.4
Black PERPENDICULAR Color
Hardness
Cleavage
Striations

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 MINERAL Color Streak Hardness Luster Cleavage Habit Special Diagnostic Chemical Ore of what %
Fracture Property Property Formula mineral?

ENARGITE Black Black 2 Metallic 1 perfect Bladed Striations Habit Cu3AsS4 Copper 48.3
2 distinct PARALLEL Color
Cleavage
Striations

*Specularite

TEXT : IDEAL (Usually difficult to determine)

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