By: magic-gigapans
Image: Robin Rohrback, Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection
License: Creative Commons Non Commercial ⧉

Uploaded: 11 Mar 2020
Last Updated: 23 Jun 2020

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Two soft mineral specimens: Sample L1 (left) has the following properties: Luster: nonmetallic Hardness: 2 Color of streak: white Cleavage? Good in 1 direction; poor in 2 more directions. Fracture? No Other properties: Forms tabular crystals, prisms, or blades. Transparent when pure; translucent when impurities are present. Sample L2 (right) has the following properties: Luster: nonmetallic Hardness: 1 Color of streak: white Cleavage? Absent Fracture? No Other properties: Very soft. Feels soapy to the touch.