HORNBLENDE

Luster: Nonmetallic
Lab Book Description:
Hardness: 5.5
Color dark gray to black; Forms prisms with good cleavage at 60 and 120 degrees; Brittle; Splintery or asbestos forms; SG = 3.0 to 3.3
Streak: White to pale gray

Appears on these flash cards: hardness of > 5.5 (greater than 5.5); two planes of cleavage