-can be a crystalline solid
-must occur naturally
-must be inorganic
-must have a definite chemical composition
MINERALS ARE CLASSIFIED BY THEIR...
| -coloring | -smell |
| -layering | -hardness |
| -magnetism | -streak |
| -conductivity | -taste |
COMMON MINERALS ARE...
| quartz | biotite |
| k-feldspar | pyrobole |
| albite | olivine |
| anorthosite | muscovite |
WHEN A MINERAL IS GROUND...
into a powder, its color streak may be different from the bulk specimen's color.C
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Willette's
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