PERTEMUAN KE II: SIFAT FISIK MINERAL

MODUL 2

IDENTIFIKASI MINERAL Warna  Bentuk Kristal  Cerat  Kilap  Kekerasan  Belahan dan Pecahan  Sifat lain  .

Warna .

Magnetite Black .Pryite Black .Streak (Cerat)        Black .Galena Limonite .Graphite Black .Red-brown .Chalcopyrite Gray .Yellowbrown Hematite .

tanah (earthy) dan tidak memantulkan sinar (dull) .LUSTER (KILAP): refleksi mineral dalam menangkap sinar: ada dua yaitu metalik dan non-metalik Non metalik: kilap kaca.

Cleavage (Belahan)  Mengikuti bentuk kristal .

Fracture (Pecahan)   Yaitu bentuk permukaan antar atom penyusun mineral saat mineral pecah atau hancur Pecahan:   beraturan (regular) tidak beraturan (irregular) Kasar (splinterry) Halus (smooth) berbentuk kurva (conchoidal): seperti gelas saat pecah.  Permukaan pecahan:    .

Kekerasan .

Crystal Shape (Bentuk Kristal) Kubik  Prismatik  Tabular (berlembar)  Menjarum  Hexagonal  Piritohedron  .

Calcite (calcium carbonate) will effervesce readily in either massive or powdered form. this property helps narrow the possibilities drastically when trying to identify an unknown specimen. Carbon dioxide is liberated from the mineral and bubbles out through the acid. Because these are so rare. This test is best performed on powdered minerals.Geologists use as many senses as possible in describing and identifying minerals. a mineral similar in all other properties to halite. . Some minerals taste saltymost notably halite (salt). Minerals containing the carbonate anion (C03)2. notably talc and graphite. because some minerals are poisonous. but dolomite (calciummagnesium carbonate) reacts best as a powder. NEVER TASTE A MINERAL UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO! Reaction with Dilute Hydrochloric Acid .effervesce ("fizz") when a drop of dilute hydrochloric acid is placed on them. Feel . tastes bitter.This is actually a chemical property rather than a physical attribute of a mineral. Taste is one of the last tests to be conducted. feel greasy or slippery when you rub your fingers over them. The greasiness occurs because bonds are so weak in one direction that your finger pressure alone is enough to break them and to slide planes of atoms past neighboring atomic layers Taste .Some minerals. Taste is thus a diagnostic property because it distinguishes between these minerals. creating the fizz. Sylvite.A few minerals are attracted to a magnet or are themselves capable of acting as magnets (the most common magnetic mineral is magnetite).Sifat Lain     Magnetism .