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color
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the color of one mineral is one way to identify it, but not usually.minerals can have different colors
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hardness
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is how easily a mineral can be strached. This is different from mineral breaking
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Mohs Scale
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invented by Fredric Mohs in 1824 from 1-10 1-softest 10-hardest
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luster
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is the way mineral reflects light. Metallic- is when the mineral appears shiny like a metal
Nonmetalic- when it does not appear like a metal at all. glassy, pearly, dull, silky |
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specific gravity
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is a ratio of its weight compared with the weight of an equal volume simular to the density
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streak
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is a powder residue left behind when a mineral is rubbed on an unglazed tile this works for minerals with a hardness of less then 6.5
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cleavage and fracture
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when a mineral breaks along ruff of jagged surfaces
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Special properties
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some minerals have special properties lik magnesium has the ability to glow
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