Now that you are budding mineralogists, You will be responsible for classifying the minerals that you just observed according to the five major properties used for identifying minerals.  Use the links below to guide your exploration.

Mineral Classification Table

Mineral Name	Color	Streak	Hardness	Luster	Cleavage	Fracture
Muscovite Mica	*	*	*	*	*	*
Amphibole or Hornblende	*	*	*	*	*	*
Calcite	*	*	*	*	*	*
Olivine	*	*	*	*	*	*
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline)	*	*	*	*	*	*
Plagioclase Feldspar or Albite	*	*	*	*	*	*
Quartz	*	*	*	*	*	*

 (Hint: When you click on a certain site, it would be wise to scroll down to the Physical Properties section to find information that is most useful for your search)
 

• Albite (Plagioclase Feldspar): http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/albite/albite.htm

• Amphibole (Hornblende): http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/hornblen/hornblen.htm

• Calcite:  http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/calcite/calcite.htm

• Olivine:  http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/olivine/olivine.htm

• Potassium Feldspar (Microcline): http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/microcli/microcli.htm

• Muscovite Mica:  http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/muscovit/muscovit.htm

• Quartz  http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/quartz/quartz.htm