Mineral 1.0: Mineral identification quiz

Mineral 1.0

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Difficulty: Normal | Hard



Identify the following mineral by clicking on the buttons below to reveal its properties one by one. For a harder/more specific test, choose from the test material above.

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Known/experimental properties:
Habit: Compact masses, often no crystals.
Lustre: Greasy
Hardness: 1
Cleavage: Perfect
Fracture: Uneven
Streak: White
Rxn w/ Acid: Unknown
Magnetism: None
Specific Gravity: 2.6 - 2.8
Hint: Mineral is very soft and are often compact masses. Colour is typical and varies to brown, green or gray.



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Hornblende
Selenite
Malachite
Kyanite
Olivine
Apatite
Pyrite (massive)
Tourmaline
Stibnite
Molybdenite
Alabaster
Siderite
Muscovite
Talc
Hematite (specular)

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