Clerical:

Themes of the Day:

• Mass Dependant Properties
• Properties Related to Mechanical Cohesion
• Color/Luster

Mass Dependant Properties

• Density/Specific Gravity
  • packing index, atomic weights of constituent elements
  • Specific Gravity for Olivine
  • Jolly Balance, Pychnometer
  • Heavy Liquids

Properties Related to Mechanical Cohesion

• Hardness
  Mohs Scale of Hardness
  1. talc
  2. gypsum
  3. calcite
  4. fluorite
  5. apatite
  6. orthoclase
  7. quartz
  8. topaz
  9. corundum
  10. diamond
  • Variations in Hardness - e.g., kyanite, halite
  • Indentation/Vickers Hardness
• Tenacity
  • brittle
  • malleable
  • ductile
  • sectile
  • elastic
  • flexible
• Cleavage
• Fracture
  • conchoidal
  • irregular
  • hackly
  • splintery
• Parting