Mineral Identification Tests
Color
Hardness
Streak
Cleavage (how does it break? angles between faces?)
Fracture surfaces (if there is no cleavage)
Crystal form (cubic, rhombohedral, etc.)
Tenacity (is it brittle, flexible?)
Specific gravity/density
Reaction to acid
Luster (earthy, glassy, waxy, metallic?)
Striations
Magnetism