Mineral Characteristics Padlet Project by Alyssa Morturano https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64 By Alyssa Morturano and Kaylin Doxey en-us 2020-03-31 15:40:16 UTC 2020-03-31 16:50:19 UTC hello@padlet.com 1) Color coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484766808 Color is a visual attribute of an object based on perception.
It is one of the most obvious, but not the most reliable because many of the 4,000 known minerals share similar colors. ]]> 2020-03-31 15:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484766808 2) Streak coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484773688 The color of a finely-crushed powder when a mineral is dragged across a streak plate.]]> 2020-03-31 15:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484773688 3) Luster coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484779332 The shine of an unweathered mineral; the way it looks reflected in light
METALLIC LUSTER: shines like stainless steel (metal)
NONMETALLIC LUSTER: earthy or dull shine]]> 2020-03-31 15:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484779332 4) Density coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484785210 The ratio of mass to volume of an object]]> 2020-03-31 15:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484785210 5) Hardness coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484787486 Resistance of a mineral to being scratched
MOHS HARDNESS SCALE is used to classify hardness]]> 2020-03-31 15:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484787486 6) Cleavage coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484824058 The tendency of a mineral to break along weak areas and form semi-smooth or parallel surfaces]]> 2020-03-31 16:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484824058 7) Fracture coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484830087 An irregular or uneven break
Tends to lack preferred zones of weakness]]> 2020-03-31 16:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484830087 8) Acid Test coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484839351 A test showing when dilute acid (HCL) is placed on a mineral, it may bubble]]> 2020-03-31 16:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484839351 coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484861425 2020-03-31 16:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484861425 coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484862946 2020-03-31 16:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484862946 coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484864458 2020-03-31 16:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484864458 coms94824 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484866469 2020-03-31 16:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484866469 Density formula coms18945 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484928001 2020-03-31 16:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484928001 Mohs Hardness Scale coms18945 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484933443 2020-03-31 16:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484933443 Streak coms18945 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484936317 2020-03-31 16:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484936317 Cleavage coms18945 https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484939908 2020-03-31 16:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/coms94824/9wvnbpzxmj64/wish/484939908