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Mineral #1

Color: White

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Can be scratched by a finger nail, copper, and glass

Luster: Reflects light like glass

Mineral #2

Color: Gray

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, copper, and glass

Luster: Does not reflect light like a metal

Mineral #3

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Color: White/ clear

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Can be scratched by a fingernail, copper, and glass

Luster: Does not reflect light like a metal

Mineral #4

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Color: White/ clear

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail and copper, does not scratch glass

Luster: Reflects light like glass

Mineral #5

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Color: Clear/white

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, copper, and glass

Luster: Reflects like glass

Mineral #6

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Color: Gray

Powdered Sample: Gray

Hardness: Scratched by fingernail, copper, and glass

Luster: Shines like a metal

Mineral #7

Color: Yellow

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, copper, and glass

Luster: Reflects light like metal

Mineral #8

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Color: Black/Gray

Powdered Sample: Pale yellow

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, scratches copper, does not scratch glass

Luster: Reflects light like metal

Mineral #9

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Color: Green

Powdered Sample: Light green

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, and copper but not glass

Luster: Does not reflect much light at all

Mineral #10

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Color: Green

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, and copper but not glass

Luster: Reflects light like glass

Mineral #11

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Color: Yellow

Powdered Sample: Pale yellow

Hardness: Can be scratched by finger nail, copper and glass

Luster: Does not shine like metal

Mineral #12

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Color: Dark green

Powdered Sample: Gray white

Hardness: Cannot be scratched by fingernail, copper, or glass

Luster: Reflects light like glass

Mineral #13

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Color: Black

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, but not copper and glass

Luster: Reflects light like glass

Mineral #14

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Color: Golden yellow

Powdered Sample: Green black

Hardness: Scratches fingernail and copper, but not glass

Luster: Reflects light like metal

Mineral #15

Color: Gray

Powdered Sample: Red brown

Hardness: Scratches fingernail, and copper but not glass

Luster: Reflects light like metal

Mineral #16

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Color: Green

Powdered Sample: White

Hardness: Scratches fingernail and copper, but not glass

Luster: Reflects light like glass

Mineral #17

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Color: Gray

Powdered Sample: Gray

Hardness: Scratched by fingernail, copper, and glass

Luster: Reflects light like metal

Name: Date: Period:

Mineral # ________

Luster |Hardness |Streak |Cleavage |Color |Fracture |Crystal Form |Unique Quality |Name | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

1. Which properties were most useful in identifying your sample? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

2. Which properties were least useful in identifying your sample? Explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What other mineral could your mineral have been? Why did you choose the mineral you did and not that one? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which physical properties of this mineral would be the easiest to identify it by if you found this mineral in the field? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: Date: Period:

Mineral # ________

Luster |Hardness |Streak |Cleavage |Color |Fracture |Crystal Form |Unique Quality |Name | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

5. Which properties were most useful in identifying your sample? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

6. Which properties were least useful in identifying your sample? Explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What other mineral could your mineral have been? Why did you choose the mineral you did and not that one? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Which physical properties of this mineral would be the easiest to identify it by if you found this mineral in the field? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: Date: Period:

Mineral # ________

Luster |Hardness |Streak |Cleavage |Color |Fracture |Crystal Form |Unique Quality |Name | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

9. Which properties were most useful in identifying your sample? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

10. Which properties were least useful in identifying your sample? Explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What other mineral could your mineral have been? Why did you choose the mineral you did and not that one? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Which physical properties of this mineral would be the easiest to identify it by if you found this mineral in the field? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: Date: Period:

Mineral # ________

Luster |Hardness |Streak |Cleavage |Color |Fracture |Crystal Form |Unique Quality |Name | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

13. Which properties were most useful in identifying your sample? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

14. Which properties were least useful in identifying your sample? Explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. What other mineral could your mineral have been? Why did you choose the mineral you did and not that one? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Which physical properties of this mineral would be the easiest to identify it by if you found this mineral in the field? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: Date: Period:

Mineral # ________

Luster |Hardness |Streak |Cleavage |Color |Fracture |Crystal Form |Unique Quality |Name | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

17. Which properties were most useful in identifying your sample? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

18. Which properties were least useful in identifying your sample? Explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. What other mineral could your mineral have been? Why did you choose the mineral you did and not that one? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. Which physical properties of this mineral would be the easiest to identify it by if you found this mineral in the field? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: Date: Period:

Mineral # ________

Luster |Hardness |Streak |Cleavage |Color |Fracture |Crystal Form |Unique Quality |Name | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

21. Which properties were most useful in identifying your sample? Explain why.

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

22. Which properties were least useful in identifying your sample? Explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

23. What other mineral could your mineral have been? Why did you choose the mineral you did and not that one? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. Which physical properties of this mineral would be the easiest to identify it by if you found this mineral in the field? Explain why.

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