deformation section

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Minerals are shown in following order:
mineral-property-type-[value-of-property] ----- name of mineral (variant) OTHER NOTES [PICTURE]


deformation-[brittle] ----- sulfur [PICTURE]
deformation-[elastic] ----- muscovite [PICTURE]
deformation-[flexible] ----- vermiculite [PICTURE]
deformation-[malleable] ----- copper [PICTURE]
deformation-[] ----- native copper BADPHOTO [PICTURE]
deformation-[splintery] ----- amphibole (hexagonite) [PICTURE]


Mineral Specimens from SUNY Potsdam Geology Dept.
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