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Identifying Minerals - Streak Test

Video Identifying Minerals - Streak Test

TLF ID A003967

This short video demonstrates how to determine the streak colour of a mineral sample. The video shows how to rub a mineral sample across a streak plate, and how to use a streak colour chart to help identify a mineral. The video also shows the difference in streak colour for pyrite (fool's gold) and real gold.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • Teaching and learning
Year level

8

Topics Minerals (Mineralogy) Rock types
Learning area
  • Science

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Contributors
  • Publisher
  • Name: Geoscience Australia
  • Organization: Geoscience Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • CC BY ND © Commonwealth of Australia (GeoScience Australia) 2022. This product is released under the Creative Commons Atrributions Non-Derivatives 4.0 International License.