Mineral 1.0: Mineral identification quiz

Mineral 1.0

Test your knowledge of specific minerals

Material: All | Silicates | Halides | Carbonates | Sulfates | Oxides | Phosphates | Hydroxides | Native elements | Sulfides
Difficulty: Normal | Hard



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Known/experimental properties:
Habit: Well-formed crystals
Lustre: Vitreous to adamantine
Hardness: 9
Cleavage: None
Fracture: Conchoidal
Streak: White
Rxn w/ Acid: None
Magnetism: None
Specific Gravity: 4.0 - 4.1
Hint: Hardness is best indicator, crystal habit is good too.



Chalcocite
Marcasite
Epidote
Biotite
Corundum
Orthoclase
Chlorite
Chromite
Pyrolusite
Pyrite (massive)
Tourmaline
Quartz (massive)
Apatite
Actinolite
Quartz (crystal)
Hornblende
Stibnite
Hematite (specular)

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