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sulfur distinct bad smell rotton eggs
sulfur burns easily
sulfur is a sulfate family mineral
fluorite brittle tenacity
fluorite octahedral crystals
halite rock salt
halite dissolves in H2O
halite highly soluble in H2O
quartz silicate family
quartz conchoidal fracture
quartz - clear hexagonal crystal
mica muscovite flexible/elastic tenacity
mica biotite flexible/elastic tenacity
olivine moon rock look
olivine rough like sandpaper
garnet 12-24 sided crystal
hematite magnetic
magnetite magnetic
pyrite fools gold
pyrite brittle tenacity
pyrite iron ore
talc slippery
talc baby powder
talc sectile tenacity
native copper good alloy
native copper malleable tenacity
native copper conductor
native copper red part is copper
galena ore of lead
galena very heavy
graphite slipper/greasy feeling
graphite similar to talc
graphite no melting point
aluminum bauxite ore of aluminum
aluminum bauxite multicolored circles in it
aluminum bauxite earthy looking, lumpy
aluminum bauxite smells like clay when wet
calcite carbonate family member
calcite react strongly Hcl acid
calcite found in limestone
gypsum used in sheet rock
gypsum slowly soluble in H2O
gypsum easily catfable sectile
feldspar major rock forming mineral
hornblende major rock forming mineral
dolomite carbonate family
dolomite looks like marble
apatite used in fertilizer
apatite phosphate family
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