Taylor trottier mineral lab updated
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Taylor Trottier
Chemical formula- Luster- pearlyCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2.5 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- Uses- windows in old ovens, and modern electronics
K(Mg,Fe2+3)(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Black, dark brown, dark green, reddish black.
very poor conductor of heat and electricity
Mica sheetMica sheet peeling off
Biotite is dark and streak I colorless
Muscovite is white and has white streak colour
Chemical formula-Luster- glossyCleavage- 1Color- red, white, blue, green, brown, pink.Streak color- whiteHardness- 6 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- low melting pointUses- kitchen/bathroom tiles and flux
x Al(Al,Si)3O8
Pink feldspar
Green feldspar
White feldspar
Chemical formula-Luster- waxyCleavage- 0Color- white, clear, black, purpleStreak color- white Hardness- 7Special properties- can be sculptedUses- window making, watch timing
SiO2
Milky quartz
Rose quarts
Quarts can be sculpted
Purple quartz due to impurities
Chemical formula- carbonLuster- metallic Cleavage- 1Color- black, greyStreak color- greyHardness- 1-2 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- made after coal and before diamondUses- pencil righting material
Metallic
Pencils use graphite to wright
Chemical formula-Luster-Cleavage- 1Color- all colorsStreak color- whiteHardness- 4 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- comes in all colorsUses- toothpaste
CaF2Vitreous
Chemical formula-Luster- metallicCleavage- 0Color- gold/silverStreak color- dark greenHardness- 6.5 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- aka fools goldUses- cheep display item
FeS2
Sample of pyrite
Chemical formula-Luster- pearlyCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- usually found by salt water and limestoneUses- cement, plaster
(CaSO4.2H2O)
clear, colorless, white, gray, yellow, red, brown
Chemical formula-Luster- metallicCleavage- noneColor-Streak color- redHardness- 6 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- grows other mineralsUses- making iron, pigment
Fe2O3, α-Fe2O3
Metallic gray, dull to bright red
Close up view of hematite
Chemical formula-Luster- waxy or pearlyCleavage- 0Color-Streak color- white/greenHardness- 1 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- dusty
Light to dark green, brown, white,grey
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Chemical formula-Luster- silkyCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2.5 – 3 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- fire retardant fibersUses- fire retardant materials and car breaks
Fibers
Fibers under microscope
Green, Red, Yellow, White, Blue
Chemical formula- s8Luster- resionousCleavage- 0Color- yellowStreak color- whiteHardness- 2 Special properties- smellyUses- smells
Chemical formula-Luster- metalicCleavage- 0Color-black Streak color- blackHardness- 7+ on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- magneticUses- magnet
Will probably be a picture on test because the rest have been stolen
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Chemical formula- Luster- Cleavage- 3 Color-Streak color- whiteHardness- 2 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- salt like Uses- managing ice
NaCl
Colorless or white; also blue, purple, red, pink, yellow, orange, or gray
Vitreous
Chemical formula-Luster- pearly to vitriousCleavage- 3Color- white / transparent Streak color- white Hardness- 2-7 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- found by sulpherUses- construction and whitening
CaCO3
Chemical formula-Luster- metalicCleavage- 1Color-Streak color- lead greyHardness- 2.5 on moh’s scaleSpecial properties- silver likeUses- christal radio and eye chalk
Lead gray and silvery
PbS