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Common Mineral Identification Chart

This chart provides information to help identify common minerals, including their name, color, hardness, streak, specific gravity, and crystal system. It lists over 30 minerals and defines each property to narrow down identification. The minerals are organized alphabetically from Apatite to Turquoise. This chart acts as a reference for determining unknown mineral samples based on observable physical characteristics.

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Common Mineral Identification Chart

This chart provides information to help identify common minerals, including their name, color, hardness, streak, specific gravity, and crystal system. It lists over 30 minerals and defines each property to narrow down identification. The minerals are organized alphabetically from Apatite to Turquoise. This chart acts as a reference for determining unknown mineral samples based on observable physical characteristics.

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Common Mineral

Identification Chart
Supplement
Mineral Name Color Hardness Streak Specific Gravity Crystal System
Apatite Green or Brown 5-5.5 None 3.15-3.2 Hexagonal
Azurite Azure Blue 3.5-4 None 3.77 Monoclinic
Barite Various 3-3.5 None 4.5 Orthorhombic
Bauxite Various 1-3 None 2-3 Various
Beryl Various 7.5-8 None 2.65-2.8 Hexagonal
Biotite (a Mica) Black or Brown 2.5-3 None 2.8-3.2 Monoclinic
Borax Clear or White 2-2.5 None 1.7 Monoclinic
Calcite Clear or White 2.5-3 None 2.72 Hexagonal
Chalcocite Gray to Black 2.5-3 Gray-black 5.5-5.8 Orthorhombic
Chalcopyrite Brass-yellow 3.5-4 Green-black 4.1-4.3 Tetragonal
Cinnabar Red to Brown 2.5 Scarlet 8.1 Hexagonal
Copper Copper red 2.5-3 None 8.9 Isometric
Corundum Various 9 None 4.02 Hexagonal
Cuprite Red 3.5-4 Red-brown 6.1 Isometric

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Diamond (a form of Carbon) Clear 10 None 3.5 Isometric
Dolomite Pink 3.5-4 None 2.85 Hexagonal
Fluorite Various 4 None 3.18 Isometric
Galena Lead-gray 2.5 Lead-gray 7.4-7.6 Isometric
Garnet Various, red 6.5-7.5 White 3.5-4.3 Isometric
Gold Yellow 2.5-3 None 15-19.3 Isometric
Graphite (a form of Carbon) Black 1-2 Black 2.3 Hexagonal
Gypsum White or Clear 2 None 2.32 Monoclinic
Halite Clear or White 2.5 None 2.16 Isometric
Hematite Brown to Black 5.5-6.5 Red 5.26 Hexagonal
Hornblende Black 5-6 None 3.2 Monoclinic
Magnetite Iron-black 6 Black 5.18 Isometric
Malachite Bright Green 3.5-4 Light Green 3.9-4.03 Monoclinic
Microcline (a Feldspar) White to Yellow 6 None 2.54-2.57 Triclinic
Muscovite (a Mica) Clear 2-2.5 None 2.76-3.1 Monoclinic
Olivine Olive Green 6.5-7 None 3.27-3.37 Orthorhombic
Orthoclase (a Feldspar) White or Gray 6 White 2.57 Monoclinic
Pyrite Brass-yellow 6-6.5 Green-Black 5.02 Isometric
Quartz Various 7 None 2.65 Hexagonal
Silver Silver-white 2.5-3 Silver-White 10.5 Isometric
Soda Niter White 2 None 2.29 Hexagonal
Sulfur Yellow 1.5-2.5 None 2.05-2.09 Orthorhombic
Talc Various 1 None 2.7-2.8 Monoclinic
Topaz Various 8 None 3.4-3.6 Orthorhombic
Tourmaline Various 7-7.5 None 3-3.25 Hexagonal
Turquoise Blue-green 6 None 2.6-2.8 Triclinic

Unit II: Investigating Our Earth: Land Global Lab Curriculum


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