Mineral Identification

So far the mineral you are identifying is a dark colored non-metallic mineral with a hardness greater than 5 that exihibits fracture.

You now have enough information to begin identifying your mineral. The chart below contains all common rock forming minerals that have the specific properties you have described. To identify you mineral read through the following descriptions and determine which mineral best matches your sample

Hardness	Description	Name	Additional Data
7	Gray, brown Greasy luster. Massive or hexagonal prisms and pyramids. Transparent or translucent. Hardness- 7	Smoky Quartz
7	Purple. Greasy luster. Massive or hexagonal prisms and pyramids. Transparent or translucent.	Amethyst
7	Opaque red or brown. Waxy luster. Conchoidal Fracture	Jasper
7	Opaque black. Waxy luster. Conchoidal Fracture	Flint
7	dark red to black. Transparent- translucent	Garnet
9	Opaque red, gray or white hexagonal prisms with striated flat ends	Corrundum