Based on diagnostic properties, describe the following minerals: quartz, feldspar, calcite, pyrite, mica, dolomite, clay mineral, amphibole and orthoclase. Diagnostic properties, in this case, refer...

Based on diagnostic properties, describe the following minerals: quartz, feldspar, calcite, pyrite, mica, dolomite, clay mineral, amphibole and orthoclase. Diagnostic properties, in this case, refer to those physical/chemical characteristics used to identify and distinguish one mineral from another. These include hardness, colour, luster, cleavage or fracture, streak, tenacity, magnetism, chemical composition, etc.