NAME:                                    THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
STUDENT #:                                     LONDON                     CANADA

        GEOLOGY 200A - Mineralogy test

        Give the formula [e.g. (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6, CaAl2Si2O8/NaAlSi3O8], the name and formula, where applicable, of the end-members of any solid solution series, e.g. forsterite Mg2SiO4 - fayalite Fe2SiO4, and those features such as colour, luster, cleavage, fracture, hardness, density, and other characteristics such reaction to acid, magnetism, etc, that might allow you to identify the following minerals in coarse grained rocks :

Plagioclase
Formula       End member 1   End member 2

Colour  lustre   cleavage     hardness    density
Other

Orthoclase
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Clinopyroxene
Formula       End member 1   End member 2

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Orthopyroxene
Formula       End member 1   End member 2

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Olivine
Formula       End member 1   End member 2

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Ilmenite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Apatite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Magnetite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Quartz
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Amphibole
Formula       End member 1   End member 2

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

 Glaucophane
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Epidote
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Garnet
Formula     End member 1  End member 2  End member 3

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Mica
Formula       End member 1   End member 2

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Pyrite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Chlorite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Kyanite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Corundum
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density

Other

Calcite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Kaolinite
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Serpentine
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other

Talc
Formula

Colour  lustre   cleavage    hardness    density
Other