Mineral 1.0: Mineral identification quiz

Mineral 1.0

Test your knowledge of specific minerals

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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: Massive aggregate, with striated faces.
Lustre: Vitreous
Hardness: 5.5 - 7
Cleavage: Perfect
Fracture: Uneven
Streak: White
Rxn w/ Acid: Unknown
Magnetism: None
Specific Gravity: 3.5 - 3.7
Hint: Bladed habit, colour, and difference of hardness along and across cleavages



Kyanite
Plagioclase
Hematite (specular)
Dolomite
Alabaster
Quartz (smoky)
Siderite
Biotite
Bornite
Barite
Fluorite
Calcite (sparry)
Galena
Topaz
Staurolite
Chlorite
Azurite
Talc

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