Macroscopic Characteristics of Minerals Part 2: Cleavage and Hardness

After examining color and luster, let's look at two more characteristics of minerals, cleavage and hardness. How do minerals break apart? How well do they sc

4. The Mohs Scale of Hardness

Identifying Minerals Using Color

Tenacity of the mineral

Identifying Minerals Using Specific Gravity

Mineral IdentificationCleavage vs. Fracture

Identifying Minerals Using Color

Physical Properties of Minerals

Physical Properties of Minerals: Hardness

Mohs Hardness Scale & What Makes A Mineral Hard?

Mastering Mineral Identification: Easy Tricks to Remember Key

Mineral Identification Challenge