The Basics of Mineral Identification

Nevada Division of Minerals

Nevada Division of Minerals

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This video was made to give the audience an overview on the basics of Mineral Identification.  This video reviews the tools we use when identifying minerals including the Moh's hardness scale, streak, fluorescence, crystal habit and from, along with several other observable mineral properties.  In this video we demonstrate how to test and work through the identification process of a mineral.