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Science Minerals
Science Minerals Grade 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Color: Green to Black Fracture: Splintery Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 5.5 Streak: White | Actinolite Amphibole |
| Color: Colorless/White to Light green Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 6 Streak: White | Edenite Amphibole |
| Color: White/Yellow/Red/Blue Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 5 Streak: White | Apatite |
| Color: Brown-Green to Black Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 5-6.5 Streak: Greenish-Grey | Augite |
| Color: Blue Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 3.5-4 Streak: Light Blue | Azurite |
| Color: Copper-Red Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Metallic Hardness: 3 Streak: Greyish-Black | Bornite |
| Color: White/Colorless Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 3 Streak: White | Calcite |
| Color: Yellow/Golden Fracture: Uneven Luster: Pearly Hardness: 2 Streak: Light yellow | Carnotite |
| Color: Brass-Yellow Fracture: Unsure Luster: Metallic Hardness: 3.5 Streak: Greenish-Black | Chalcopyrite |
| Color: Grey/Brown Fracture: Sectile Luster: Adamantine Hardness: 2-2.5 Streak: Bright Red | Cinnabar |
| Color: Blue/Red/Yellow/Brown Fracture: Unsure Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 9 Streak: None | Corundum |
| Color: Colorless/White Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Adamantine Hardness: 10 Streak: Colorless | Diamond |
| Color: White/Gray Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 3.5-4 Streak: White | Dolomite |
| Color: Colorless/White Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 6 Streak: White | Orthoclase Feldspar |
| Color: White/Grey Fracture: Unsure Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 6-6.5 Streak: White | Plagioclase Feldspar |
| Color: White/Yellow/Red/Blue Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 4 Streak: White | Fluorite |
| Color: Grey Fracture: Unsure Luster: Metallic Hardness: 2.5 Streak: Greyish-Black | Galena |
| Color: White/Colorless to Brown Fracture: Fibrous Luster: Pearly Hardness: 2 Streak: White | Gypsum |
| Color: Reddish-Black Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 6.5 Streak: Reddish-Brown | Hematite |
| Color: White Fracture: Clay-like Fractures Luster: Earthy Hardness: 1.5-2 Streak: White | Kaolinite |
| Color: Greyish-Black Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Metallic Hardness: 5.5-6 Streak: Black | Magnetite |
| Color: Green to Blackish-Green Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 3.5-4 Streak: Light Green | Malachite |
| Color: White to Dark Brown Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 2.5-3 Streak: Grey | Biotite Mica |
| Color: White/Grey Fracture: Sectile Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 2-2.5 Streak: White | Muscovite Mica |
| Color: Yellowish-Green/Olive Green Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 6.5-7 Streak: White | Olivine |
| Color: Pale Brass Yellow Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Metallic Hardness: 6.5 Streak: Greenish-Black | Pyrite |
| Color: Colorless to Brown Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 7 Streak: White | Quartz |
| Color: Brown/Yellow Fracture: Uneven Luster: Resinous Hardness: 3.5-4 Streak: Brownish-White | Sphalerite |
| Color: Pale Green to White Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 1 Streak: White | Talc |
| Color: Colorless to Red Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 8 Streak: White | Topaz |
| Color: Brownish-Black Fracture: Conchoidal Luster: Metallic Hardness: 5-6 Streak: Brownish-Black | Uraninite |
| Color: White/Yellow/Black Fracture: Uneven Luster: Vitreous Hardness: 5.5 Streak: White | Willemite |