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    This document provides instructions to identify the properties of various minerals and record them in a table. It lists 24 different minerals and asks the reader to research their shape, color, streak, hardness, magnetism, optical properties, chemical properties, and fluorescence in order to plot the data in a table. The goal is to gain knowledge of the identifying characteristics of each mineral listed.

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    This document provides instructions to identify the properties of various minerals and record them in a table. It lists 24 different minerals and asks the reader to research their shape, color, streak, hardness, magnetism, optical properties, chemical properties, and fluorescence in order to plot the data in a table. The goal is to gain knowledge of the identifying characteristics of each mineral listed.

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    Mineral Identification

    Instruction: Identify the different properties of minerals below and plot it


    in the table on the next page. You may use the internet to check other
    characteristics of the minerals. Write it in a whole sheet of paper
    CALCITE FELDSPAR FLUORITE

    GALENA GRANITE GRAPHITE


    HEMATITE MAGNETITE MARBLE

    MUSCOVITE OBSIDIAN PUMICE

    PYRITE QUARTZ SERPENTINE


    SCHIST SODALITE SULFUR

    TALC TIRODITE SCAPOLITE


    Mineral Identification
    Mineral Shape Color Streak Hardness Magnetism Optical Chemical Fluorescence
    Properties Properties

    Biotite Thin sheets Dark Green, Colorless 2.5 - 3 None Transparent to None None
    Brown, or Translucent
    Black

    Calcite

    Feldspar

    Fluorite

    Galena

    Granite

    Graphite

    Hematite

    Magnetite

    Marble

    Muscovite
    Mineral Identification
    Mineral Shape Color Streak Hardness Magnetism Optical Chemical Fluorescence
    Properties Properties

    Obsidian

    Pumice

    Pyrite

    Quartz

    Serpentin

    Schist
    (mica)

    Sodalite

    Sulfur

    Talc

    Tirodite

    Wernerite
    (scapolite)

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