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Minerals Unit
Geology minerals quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Graphite | soft, slippery, cleavage obscurred. 1 hardness. metalic, earthy. 2 spesific gravity. 1 cleavage angle. gray or silverish. C formula. |
| Pyrite | Gold/Brass, 5 specific gravity, metalic, 6.5 hardness, often cubic crystals. FeS2 formula. |
| Galena | Silver, 3 cleavage angles, 7.6 specific gravity, metalic, 2.5 hardness, often cubic, heavy feel, PbS |
| Copper | Copper, 9 specific gravity, metallic, 3 hardness, Amorphous, oxidises green, Cu formula |
| Magnetite | Gray/Black, 7.6 specific gravity, metallic luster, 6 hardness, Magnetic, oxidizes white, heavy feel, Fe3O4 formula |
| Hematite | Silver, 5 specific gravity, metallic, 5 hardness, often magnetic, oxidizes red, streak red, Fe2O3 formula |
| Limonite | Brown/Orange, 3 specific gravity, earthy, resinous, 5 hardness, orange, powdery oxidization and streak, amorphous, Fe2O3H2O formula |