A geologist working in a national park finds a mineral. He is carrying a kit that contains a penny, a hand lens, a piece of tile, a geologic hammer, and a jackknife. Describe how the geologist can use these items to determine some of the minerals characteristics.

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secret-ninja · Answer

The hand lens can be used to identify any features such as cleavage, to a certain extent of course. 

He/She could use the tile to look at the streak of the mineral. 

The Hammer to open a fresh surface and examine the aformentioned features such as cleavage. 

And use the knife to scratch it, and compare it to the scratch of the coin to test the hardness against copper/steel. 
hardness can be determined 
penny = 3.5 
hammer = 5.5 
finger nail = 2.5 

streak 
rub minera on the tile 

color 
look at it 

luster 
the way light reflects 

crystal habit 
look at it

crissy15 · Answer

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