Categorizing Minerals

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Gold pyrite chalcopyrite Color

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Gold

pyrite

chalcopyrite Color

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Streak• Remember the video– Two green minerals.• What color were their streaks

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Luster

Look at the book on

page 47 for …

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Density

If a mineral has a mass of 100 grams and a volume of 50 mL, what is its density?

Density = Mass Volume

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Hardness p. 48

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Hardness p. 482.5 Fingernail

2.5–3 Gold, Silver

3 Copper penny

4-4.5 Platinum

4-5 Iron

5.5 Knife blade

6-7 Glass

7+ Hardened steel file

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Crystal Systems

Read in the book

(top of page 50)

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Cleavage and Fracture