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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION PROJECT |
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Hard- ness |
Cleavage |
Fracture |
Trans- parency |
10% HCl Reaction |
SG |
Luster |
Color |
Streak |
Xtal Form |
Mineral Class |
Comments | chromite | 5.50 | none | conchoidal | opaque | none | 4.50 | submetallic | black | brown | faceted | oxides | Weakly magnetic. Even fracture. Info on the Bushveld Complex here. Within this complex is a zone of chromite concentration called the Merensky Reef. |
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