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Geology 101
Mineral Profiles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Olivine | 6.5-7 hardness, white streak, Green color, conchoidal fracture, non-metallic dull/earthy |
| Calcite | 3 hardness, white streak, colorless, conchoidal fracture, non-metallic |
| Muscovite | 2-2.5 hardness, white streak, no color, perfect cleavage, non-metallic glassy |
| Potassium Feldspar | 7.0 Hardness, white streak, red-brown color, 90 degree cleavage, non metallic |
| Plagioclase Feldspar | 6.5 Hardness, white streak, Grey color, two directions at 90 degree, non metallic |
| Pyroxene Augite | 5-6 hardness, greenish white streak, dark green, cleavage is perfect in two lengthwise, non metallic |
| Quartz | 7 hardness, white streak, variable color, conchoidal fracture, non metallic |
| Biotite | 2.5 hardness, white streak, Brown color, one plane, non metallic |