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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Sandboxes/ajones124_at_sierracollege.edu/Geology_of_California_(DRAFT)/02%3A_Minerals_and_Rocks/2.02%3A_Mineral_PropertiesThis page discusses mineral identification based on chemical composition and crystalline structure, emphasizing physical properties like color, streak, luster, hardness, crystal habit, and cleavage. I...This page discusses mineral identification based on chemical composition and crystalline structure, emphasizing physical properties like color, streak, luster, hardness, crystal habit, and cleavage. It highlights the reliability of streak over color, defines luster and hardness with Mohs scale, and discusses cleavage types influenced by atomic arrangement. Examples like graphite and calcite illustrate cleavage distinctions.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Sandboxes/ajones124_at_sierracollege.edu/Geology_of_California_(DRAFT)/02%3A_Minerals_and_Rocks/2.07%3A_Chapter_SummaryThe page provides an overview of minerals and their properties, including their chemical compositions and types of bonding, as well as a description of the rock cycle and its three main types: igneous...The page provides an overview of minerals and their properties, including their chemical compositions and types of bonding, as well as a description of the rock cycle and its three main types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. It also details the formation and identification of igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and mentions the presence of geological maps, with an emphasis on California's geological features.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Earth_Science_(Lumen)/02%3A_Minerals/2.04%3A_Mineral_IdentificationThis page explains how minerals are identified through physical characteristics such as color, luster, streak, and hardness. Color can be unreliable; however, streak offers a consistent identification...This page explains how minerals are identified through physical characteristics such as color, luster, streak, and hardness. Color can be unreliable; however, streak offers a consistent identification approach. Luster is categorized as metallic or non-metallic, while hardness is measured using the Mohs Hardness Scale. Additional properties like cleavage, fracture, fluorescence, and magnetism assist in distinguishing minerals.
