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Name a mineral that is non-metallic but dark and shiney, hard, gray streak, is dark green to black in color, shows 2 cleavage at 120° (hard to determine cleavage)
Amphibole
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Name a mineral that is nonmetallic dark in color, soft, no streak, dark brown to black in color, shows 1 cleavage, splits into thin sheets
Biotite
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Name a mineral that is non metallic shiney, hard scratches glass, no streak, black to brownish, no cleavage, very chunky looking
Garnet
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Name a mineral that is non metallic glassy, does not scratch with finger, leaves a white streak, clear colorless, shows cleavage, no bubbles on acid
Halite
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Name a mineral that is nonmetallic dark dull, soft, rusty streak, dark red, no cleavage, stains rock
hematite
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Name a mineral that is metallic, very shiney, finger nail can scratch soft, grayish streak, is dark gray color, no cleavage, comes off on hands
Graphite
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Name a mineral that is nonmetallic dull, finger nail scratch soft, white powder streak, white in color, no cleavage, chalky in appearance
Koolinite
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Name a mineral that is non metallic but shiny, scratches glass, no streak pinkish in color, cleavage in 2 directions @ 90°
Potassium Feldspar
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Name a mineral that is non metallic dull, fingernail scratch soft, no streak, green olive color, no cleavage
Olivine
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Name a mineral that is non metallic, scratches glass hard, no streak, whitish gray, 2 cleavages @ 90°, marbling looking appearance
Plagioclase
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Name a minearl that is metallic brassy, gray streak, gold yellowish color, no apparent cleavage, cubed shaped crystals
Pyrite
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Name a minearl that nonmetallic glassy, light colorless, scratches glass hard, no streak no cleavage
Quartz
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Name a nonmetallic glassy, soft scratched with fingernail, no streak, colorless, shows cleavage, waxy feelings, kind pearlish.
Gypsum
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Name non metallic light color, scratches with finger nail soft, no streak, colorless shows 1 cleavage, flat thin flexible sheets
muscovite
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Name a non metallic light color shiney, fingernail scratch soft, no streak, colorless, shows cleavage, makes bubbles with acid test
Calcite
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Name a mineral that is nonmetallic shiney, hard, no streak, dark greenish to black in color, shows cleavage in 2 directions 2 90°
Pyroxene
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