You can print this out and use it for your mineral
identification needs:
Mineral Identification Work Chart
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Sample No.
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Color
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Luster
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Crystal System
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Composition
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Form
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Hardness
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Streak
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Sp. Gravity
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Cleavage
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Fracture
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Florescence
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Phosphorescent
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Sectile
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Malleable
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Brittle
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Ferro-Magnetic
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Para-Magnetic.
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Non-Magnetic
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Transparent
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Translucent
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Opaque
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Mineral
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This is enough to identify four minerals. Most of the questions can be answered by a
simple yes or no. By answering these
questions you will be able to identify most minerals from a simple handbook of
minerals that are available at any bookstore.
Mineral identification is done by a process of elimination. What doesn’t
match the description of your mineral is not what you have found.
