X1011595117-00038-10257</DOCNO> Untitled Document Mineral Luster Metallic Strong reflections produced by opaque surfaces Vitreous Bright, as in glass Resinous Resins, like amber Greasy Has the appearance of being coated with oil Pearly Whitish iridescence such as on pearls Silky Sheen of fibrous materials such as silk Adamantine Brilliant surface like diamond Earthy Dull, dirty Mohs Scale of Hardness Mineral Scale Other Object Talc 1 Gypsum 2 Fingernail Calcite 3 Coin Flourite 4 Apatite 5 Knife blade Orthoclase 6 Glass Quartz 7 Topaz 8 Corundum 9 Diamond 10 Chemical Classes of Minerals Class Defining anions Example Native elements none, no charged anions Gold Oxides and hydroxides O2, OH Magnetite Halides Cl, Br, I, Fl Halite Carbonates CO3 Calcite Sulfates SO4 Gypsum Sulfides S Galena Silicates SiO4 Olivine Phosphates PO4 Apaptite ********************************************************************* What is a mineral?
(X1011595117-00038-10257</DOCNO> Untitled Document Mineral Luster Metallic Strong reflections; produced; by opaque surfaces) (amber Greasy; Has; the appearance of being coated with oil Pearly Whitish iridescence such as on pearls Silky Sheen of fibrous materials such as silk Adamantine Brilliant surface like diamond Earthy Dull, dirty Mohs Scale of Hardness Mineral Scale Other Object Talc 1 Gypsum 2 Fingernail Calcite 3 Coin Flourite 4 Apatite 5 Knife blade Orthoclase 6 Glass Quartz 7 Topaz 8 Corundum 9 Diamond 10 Chemical Classes of Minerals Class Defining anions Example Native elements none, no charged anions Gold Oxides and hydroxides O2) (Orthoclase; [is] blade [of]; Knife)
X1011595117-00038-10257</DOCNO> Untitled Document Mineral Luster Metallic Strong reflections amber Greasy Orthoclase
produced Has [is] blade [of]
by opaque surfaces
the appearance of being coated with oil Pearly Whitish iridescence such as on pearls Silky Sheen of fibrous materials such as silk Adamantine Brilliant surface like diamond Earthy Dull, dirty Mohs Scale of Hardness Mineral Scale Other Object Talc 1 Gypsum 2 Fingernail Calcite 3 Coin Flourite 4 Apatite 5 Knife blade Orthoclase 6 Glass Quartz 7 Topaz 8 Corundum 9 Diamond 10 Chemical Classes of Minerals Class Defining anions Example Native elements none, no charged anions Gold Oxides and hydroxides O2
Knife