IGNEOUS ROCKS Obsidian

Color- Dark brown to black color.

Streak-White.
Andesite Hardness-5-5.5
Luster-Vitreous.
Color - variable, but typically bluish-grey Transparency-Translucent.
or grey (lighter coloured than basalt). Fracture-Conchoidal.
Streak- White. Specific Gravity-2.6-2.7
Hardness- 7. Density-2.6 g/cm3
Luster- Vitreous.
Transparency-Opaque.
Fracture- Uneven.
Specific Gravity- 2.5-2.8
Density-2.11-2.36 g/cm3
Toughness-1.1

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Flint
Color- usually dark grey, black,
Gabbro green, white or brown.
Color- Greenish or dark-colored. Streak-White.
Streak- Black. Hardness-7
Hardness-7 Luster-Vitreous.
Luster- Waxy. Transparency-Translucent to Opaque.
Transparency-Opaque. Fracture-Conchoidal.
Fracture-Conchoidal.
Specific Gravity-2.5-2.8
Specific Gravity-2.86-2.87
Density-2.7-2.71 g/cm3
Density-2.7-3.3 g/cm3
Toughness-1.6 Toughness-1.5
Conglomerate SOAPSTONE
Color - variable, dependent on clast and Color- It comes in grey, blue-
matrix composition. ish gray, green, and black,
Streak-White. depending on the mineral content of
Hardness- 2-3 that particular deposit.
Luster-Dull. Streak-Black.
Transparency-Opaque. Hardness-1
Fracture-Uneven. Luster-Greasy.
Specific Gravity-2.86-2.88 Transparency-Opaque.
Density-1.7-2.3 g/cm3 Fracture-Conchoidal.
Specific Gravity-2.86
Density-2.8-2.9 g/cm3
Toughness-1
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Serpentinite
Color- are greenish, brownish.
Streak-White, Greenish White or Grey.
Hardness- 3-5
Luster-Waxy and Dull.
Transparency-Opaque.
Fracture-Uneven.
Specific Gravity- 2.79-3
Density- 2.5-3 g/cm3
Toughness-7