Luster - Metallic
Hardness - Less than 2.5
Streak=Black/Gray
Step 4

One Final Step! Let's examine the mineral for any signs of cleavage. Sometimes it will be obvious and other times it will be more difficult to see or even indistinct. Fortunately, we have narrowed our choices down to only two cleavge types for our unknown.

One Direction
Three Directions
90 degrees

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| COLOR | STREAK | LUSTER | CLEAVAGE | HARDNESS | CRYSTAL SHAPE | SPECIFIC GRAVITY | OTHER PROPERTIES |