Crystals & Minerals

Mineral Properties

Luster:

Metallic Luster; Its looks like a metal.

Nonmetallic Luster; Its not looks like a metal.

 

Color: Its how the mineral looks like.

 

Streak: Is the powder of a mineral.

 

Hardness: How hard is the mineral.

Cleavage: It breaks evenly.

Fracture: It breaks unevenly.

Composition: What is inside the mineral.

Other Properties: Describe the mineral what else they have or look like; shape, magnetic, and greasy.















Mineral Identification

Mineral ID: Magnetite
Luster: Metallic
Color: Black and gray
Streak: Black
Hardness: 5.5-6.5
Fracture: Magnetite breaks unevenly
Composition: Iron







Mineral ID: Halite
Luster: Nonmetallic
Color: White
Streak: Colorless
Hardness: 2.5
Cleavage: Halite breaks evenly
Composition: Salt