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eewieemily on December 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Diamond | Hardness: 10, Density: 3.5, Luster: Brilliant, Streak: White, Color: Colorless and varied |
| Magnetite | Hardness: 6.5, Density: 5.2, Luster: Metallic, Streak: Black, Color: Iron Black |
| Pyrite | Hardness: 6.5, Density: 5, Luster: Metallic, Streak: Green, Brownish, Black, Color: Gold |
| Sulfur | Hardness: 2, Density: 2, Luster: Resinous to greasy, Streak: White, Color: Yellow to brown |
| Fluorite | Hardness: 4, Density: 3, Luster: Glassy, Streak: Colorless, Color: Purple, light green, yellow, bluish green |
| Hematite | Hardness: 6, Density: 4.9, Luster: Metallic or Earthy, Streak: Red or red brown, Color: Reddish brown to black |
| Graphite | Hardness: 2, Density: 2.3, Luster: Metallic to dull, Streak: Black, Color: Black |
| Talc | Hardness: 1, Density: 2.7, Luster: Pearly to glassy, Streak: White, Color: Gray, white, greenish |
| Gypsum | Hardness: 2, Density: 2.3, Luster: Glassy, pearly, Streak: white, Color: colorless, white |
| Calcite | Hardness: 3, Density: 2.7, Luster: Glassy, Streak: White to grayish, Color: Colorless, white |
| Orthoclase | Hardness: 6, Density: 2.6, Luster: Glassy, Streak: Colorless, Color: Colorless, white, various colors |
| Quartz | Hardness: 7, Density: 2.6, Luster: Glassy, greasy, Streak: White, Color: colorless, white, any color when not pure |
| Serpentine | Hardness: 2-5, Density: 2.2-2.6, Luster: greasy, waxy silky, Streak: white, color: usually green |
| Hornblende | Hardness: 5-6, Density: 3, Luster: glassy, silky, Streak: white to gray, Color: dark green, brown, black |
| Galena | Hardness: 2.5, Density: 7.4, Luster: Metallic, Streak: Lead gray, Color: Lead gray |
| Halite | Hardness: 2.5, Density: 2.1-2.6, Luster: Glassy, Streak: White, Color: Colorless |
| Biotite | Hardness: 2.5-3, Density: 2.8-3.4, Luster: Glassy or pearly, Streak: White to gray, Color: Dark green, brown or black |
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