-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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