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
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
Dolomite White Commonly occurs 3½-4
as granular
masses and as
rhomb-shaped
crystals; dilute
hydrochloric acid
may fizz slightly
on dolomite
Fluorite White Cleavage in 4 4
directions can
give fragments
that are shaped
like octahedrons;
crystals commonly
cube-shaped
D. Cannot be scratched by an ordinary pocket knife but can be scratched
by quartz
Cassiterite Pale brown, pale Brown, reddish 6-7
yellow, or white brown, or
yellowish brown;
heavy; dull to
brilliant luster
Feldspar White Glassy or pearly 6
luster; good
cleavage in 2
directions that
meet at an angle
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