Differentiation Of Rocks and Minerals

(GS -122 Laboratory)

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Acedera, Sherly Entera, Elizthar Paramo, Clarine Sarmiento, Aljun Solas, Mary Elizabeth

QUARTZ
Ordinary yet extraordinary, colorful and clear, Quartz crystals are the most common and abundant in the world, comprising the largest and most diverse family in the mineral kingdom. "From ancient times to the present day, quartz crystals have been a source of Light to mankind. Highly valued by spiritual leaders and healers as well as scientists, the unique attributes of quartz have played a key role in mankind' evolutionary development.
Physical Properties of Quartz Chemical Classification Color Streak Luster Diaphaneity Cleavage Mohs Hardness Specific Gravity Diagnostic Properties Chemical Composition Crystal System silicate Quartz occurs in virtually every color. Common colors are clear, white, gray, purple, yellow, brown, black, pink, green, red. colorless (harder than the streak plate) vitreous transparent to translucent none - typically breaks with a conchoidal fracture 7 2.6 to 2.7 conchoidal fracture, glassy luster, hardness SiO2 hexagonal

BORNITE
Bornite is a copper iron sulfide mineral commonly found in hydrothermal veins, contact metamorphic rocks and in the enriched zone of sulfide copper deposits. It is a common ore of copper and is easily recognized because it tarnishes to iridescent shades of blue, purple, green and yellow. It is often mined as an ore of copper.

Physical Properties of Bornite Chemical Classification Color sulfide brownish bronze on a fresh surface, iridescent purple, blue, and black on a tarnished surface grayish black metallic opaque poor 3 5.0 to 5.1 color copper iron sulfide, Cu5FeS4 tetragonal Primarily an ore of copper.

Streak Luster Diaphaneity Cleavage Mohs Hardness Specific Gravity Diagnostic Properties Chemical Composition Crystal System Uses

PYRITE
Pyrite is often called Fools Gold, though there is nothing foolish about this mineral. Within its gleaming beauty is a stone of hidden fire, one that can be sparked to life by striking it against metal or stone. An Earth element, it also resonates with Fire energy, symbolizing the warmth and lasting presence of the sun and the ability to generate wealth by ones own power. It is masculine in nature, a stone of action, vitality and will, and taps into ones abilities and potential, stimulating the flow of ideas. It brings confidence and the persistence to carry things through to completion.

Chemical Classification Color Streak Luster Diaphaneity Cleavage Mohs Hardness Specific Gravity Diagnostic Properties Chemical Composition Crystal System

Physical Properties of Pyrite sulfide brass yellow - often tarnished to dull brass greenish black to brownish black metallic opaque breaks with a conchoidal fracture 6 to 6.5 4.9 to 5.2 color, hardness, brittle, greenish black streak iron sulfide, FeS2 isometric

OXIDIZED PYRITE

Physical Properties of Oxidized Pyrite Color : pink Other properties : the same as pyrite

MILKY QUARTZ
Milky quartz is one of the most common varieties of crystalline quartz, created when tiny amounts of gas or liquid are trapped inside during crystal formation, giving it a cloudy white color. While the quartz's cloudiness prohibits optical and electronic applications, the trapped fluids give the stone an attractive luster, making it ideal for decorative purposes.

Physical Properties of MILKY QUARTZ VARIETY OF: Quartz , SiO2 , Silicon Dioxide. USES: Ornamental stone. COLOR: various shades of white, usually milky. INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.544-1.553 BIREFRINGENCE: 0.009 HARDNESS: 7 CLEAVAGE: none CRYSTAL SYSTEM: trigonal