Minerals and Their Properties: Properties of Minerals

The video tutorial explores the process of prospecting for gold and identifying minerals through various properties such as color, streak, luster, breakage, density, and hardness. It explains how these properties help distinguish valuable minerals like gold from others like pyrite. The tutorial also covers the concept of specific gravity and the Mohs scale of hardness, providing examples of minerals with different characteristics.

What are some properties that a prospector looks for when identifying minerals?

How does the streak of a mineral differ from its color? Provide examples.

Explain the difference between cleavage and fracture in minerals.

What is specific gravity and how is it measured in minerals?

Describe Mohs scale of hardness and its significance in mineral identification.