Minerals!
Quartz, Talc, Gold, Fluorite, and Amethyst
Quartz
Talc- Cullen Whitt
Talc is mostly known for being the softest mineral on the earth. It has a hardness of 1 on the Moh's and can be scratched easily by your fingernail! Talc isn't extremely valuable, but some forms of talc are very much sought after. This mineral's color can vary from green to silver. Its luster is either dull, pearly, or greasy. Groups of talc are opaque, but individual crystals are translucent. Talc's cleavage is translucent and its streak is white.
Depending on the form of talc that you get, this mineral can be pretty valuable, and pretty.
Gold- Samuela Ansah
Gold is metallic looking and is opaque. This mineral's fracture is jagged and the streak it leaves behind is golden. Also, gold is soft, ductile, and is the most malleable of all metals. This mineral is a good conductor of heat and electricity. There are a few gold mines in the USA, two of which are in California and South Dakota. Gold, as I said before, is a very valuable and beautiful mineral and is used in many of our everyday items.
Fluorite- McKenzie Bottoms
This mineral's luster is vitreous, or glassy and it can be either translucent or transparent. It has a perfect cleavage. Fluorite also has a hardness of four on the Moh's Scale so it's still relatively soft. The streak fluorite leaves behind is white and is known as the 'Genius Stone'. Fluorite is known as the Genius Stone because it supposedly increases concentration and helps in decision making.
Fluorite is a very popular mineral because of its beauty and if you were to see the different colors of the mineral, then you'd understand why!