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24 Cards in this Set
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Mineral: Graphite Luster: Metallic Metallic, hardness of 1 Streak: Black Color: Gray, and its greasy Cleavage: 1 |
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Mineral: Galena Luster: Metallic Hardness: less than glass, harder than a fingernail Streak: Gray Color: Gray Cleavage: 3 dimensions @ 90, cubic crystal dense
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Mineral: Chalcopyrite Luster: Metallic Hardness: Harder than a penny (>penny) Streak: Black Color: tarnish brassy Cleavage: Fracture, not in cubes ** |
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Mineral: Magnetite Luster: semi-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (>glass) Streak: Black Color: Black Cleavage: fracture, magnetic |
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Mineral: Pyrite Luster: Metallic Hardness: Harder than a penny Streak: Black Color: Brassy silver yellow Cleavage: fracture, cubic crystal ** |
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Mineral: Talc Luster: non-metallic Hardness: less than a fingernail Streak: white Color: gray-white Cleavage: 1, also greasy & waxy ** |
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Mineral: Gypsum Luster: non-metallic Hardness: less than a fingernail Streak: white Color: clear white Cleavage: 1, also semi clear mass |
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Mineral: muscovite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: less than a fingernail Streak: white Color: clear grey Cleavage: 1, also sheets ** |
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Mineral: Biotite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: less than a penny Streak: white Color: dark brown Cleavage: 1, sheets |
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Mineral: Halite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Greater than a penny, less than glass Streak: white Color: clear Cleavage: 3 @ 90 degrees, cubic crystal |
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Mineral: Calcite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Greater than a penny, less than glass Streak: white Color: white clear Cleavage: 3 not a 90 degrees, rhombic cleavage |
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Mineral: Limonite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Greater than a penny, less than glass Streak: yellow brown Color: brown Cleavage: Fracture, earthy luster |
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Mineral: Sphalerite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Greater than a penny, less than glass Streak: yellow brown Color: brown Cleavage: 6, resinous luster |
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Mineral: Fluorite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Greater than a penny, less than glass Streak: Colorless Color: Green-purple Cleavage: 4 not @ 90, cubic crystal ** |
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Mineral: Horneblende an (amphibole) Luster: non-metallic Hardness: = glass Streak: colorless Color: black Cleavage: 2 not @ 90, long crystals ** |
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Mineral: Pyroxene (Augitie) Luster: non-metallic Hardness: = glass Streak: white Color: dark green black Cleavage: 2 not @ 90? or near 90, long crystals ** |
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Mineral: Hematite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Greater than a penny (> penny), less than glass (< glass) Streak: red Color: reddish Cleavage: fracture?, earthy luster |
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Mineral: Orthoclase (potassium feldspar) Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: colorless Color: pink Cleavage: 2 not @ 90, short crystals |
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Mineral: Albite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: white Color: white Cleavage: 2 @ 90 ** |
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Mineral: Anorthite Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: colorless Color: dark grey Cleavage: 2 @ 90 ** |
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Mineral: Olivine Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: colorless Color: green Cleavage: Fracture, granular |
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Mineral: Quartz Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: colorless Color: clear Cleavage: Fracture, six sided crystal |
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Mineral: Garnet Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: white Color: dark red Cleavage: Fracture, glassy |
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Mineral: Corundum Luster: non-metallic Hardness: Harder than glass (> glass) Streak: colorless Color: blue, green, reddish Cleavage: Fracture, six sided crystal |
