EARTH SCIENCE COLLECTION, Advanced

MINERALS IN THE SCALE OF HARDNESS

1. Talc
2. Gypsum var. Alabaster
3. Calcite
4. Fluorite
5. Apatite
6. Feldspar
7. Quartz
8. Beryl
9. Corundum

 

CLEAVAGE AND FRACTURE

 

10. Mica var. Muscovite
11. Mica var. Lepidolite
12. Halite
13. Augite
14. Fluorite
15. Sphalerite
16. Aragonite
17. Rose Quartz
18. Bentonite
19. Spodumene
20. Pyrite
21. Amphibole var. Hornblende

STREAK, COLOR, AND LUSTER

22. Chromite
23. Azurite
24. Chalcopyrite
25. Hematite
26. Galena
27. Graphite
28. Gypsum var. Satin Spar
29. Lepidolite
30. Quartz var. Chalcedony
31. Limonite
32. Sulfur
33. Feldspar var. Amazonite

 

 

ROCK-FORMING MINERALS PART 1

34. Feldspar var. Plagioclase
35. Feldspar var. Microcline
36. Feldspar var. Albite
37. Mica var. Vermiculite
38. Mica var. Muscovite
39. Mica var. Phlogopite
40. Mica var. Biotite
41. Nepheline
42. Diopside
43. Pyroxene var. Augite
44. Amphibole var. Actinolite
45. Olivine

 

 

ROCK-FORMING MINERALS PART 2

46. Epidote
47. Quartz var. Flint
48. Magnetite
49. Chlorite
50. Serpentine
51. Talc
52. Calcite
53. Dolomite
54. Gypsum var. Selenite
55. Garnet var. Almandine
56. Barite
57. Quartz var. Agate

  

IGNEOUS ROCKS

58. Granite
59. Syenite
60. Diorite
61. Gabbro
62. Trachyte
63. Rhyolite
64. Andesite
65. Basalt
66. Obsidian
67. Obsidian (Mahogany)
68. Pumice
69. Scoria

 

 

METAMORPHIC ROCKS

70. Gneiss
71. Garnet Schist
72. Mica Schist
73. Chlorite Schist
74. Anthracite Coal
75. Slate
76. Graphite Schist
77. Quartzite
78. Marble
79. Serpentine Marble
80. Amphibolite
81. Hornfels

 

 

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

82. Conglomerate
83. Breccia
84. Sandstone
85. Arkose
86. Shale
87. Oil Shale
88. Limestone
89. Oolitic Limestone
90. Fossil Limestone
91. Rock Salt
92. Calcareous Tufa
93. Bituminous Coal

 

 

SCALE OF HARDNESS

94. Brachiopod
95. Bryozoa
96. Coelenterate
97. Echinoderm
98. Algae
99. Protozoa
100. Gastropod
101. Pelecypod
102. Cephalopod
103. Shark's Tooth
104. Petrified Wood
105. Dinosaur Bone