there is the streak, but obviously thats not gonna be very helpful all the time.. ive always thought that hornblende is generally shinier, and tends to form longer crystals. also, hornblende usually has some striations on its crystals.
anyways,
what are we looking at here? (what rock/mineral is this a close-up of??)
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 4:14 pm
by iYOA
diatomite?
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 5:13 pm
by hexagonaria
yep! it's pretty isn't it?
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 6:26 pm
by iYOA
Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 6:38 pm
by hexagonaria
could you try a different url for that pic please? its not working on my pc