COMPARING OF MINERALS
Šárka Lankašová


TOPAZ
•Silicate mineral
•Yellow, wine,pale gray
•Perfect cleavage
•Conchoidal fracture
•8 on the Mohs scale
•Glassy luster
•White streak
•transparent
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TALC
•Silicate mineral
•Perfect cleavage
•White,brown ,green
•1 on the Mohs scale
•Dull or pearly
•Translucent
•White ,pearly green streak
C:\Users\Šárka\Desktop\Talc_block.jpg C:\Users\Šárka\Desktop\4c895.jpg

COMPARING
• Same properties
•Silicate minerals
• cleavage
•Different properties
•Hardness
•Color
•Luster
•Diaphaneity