commonly found as
crystals, crusts,
or grains
Uranophane Light yellow to Yellow to 2-3
light yellow yellow-orange
orange color; radioactive
B. Cannot be scratched by a fingernail but can be scratched by a copper
penny
Barite White Rather heavy; 3-3½
cleavage
fragments may be
flat and slab-like
Calcite White Yellowish; dilute 3
hydrochloric acid
fizzes on
calcite; perfect
cleavage in 3
directions gives
rhomb-shaped
fragments
Muscovite (white White Light colored; 2-2½
mica) splits into thin,
flat, transparent
sheets that will
bend without
breaking
Sulfur White or pale Will burn with a 1½-2½
yellow blue flame;
commonly found as
crystals, crusts,
or grains
Uranophane Light yellow to Yellow to 2-3
light yellow yellow-orange
orange color; radioactive
C. Cannot be scratched by a copper penny but can be scratched by an
ordinary pocket knife
Barite White Rather heavy; 3-3½
cleavage
fragments may be
flat and slab-like
Opal White Curved, 5-6
conchoidal
fracture; may
appear glassy,
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