Imagine you are handed a mineral sample. It breaks with a conchoidal fracture but displays no cleavage. It does not react with hydrochloric acid, is a light pink color, and has a nonmetallic luster

It is harder than a streak plate, and has a specific gravity of 2.65. What mineral is it?
A) olivine
B) potassium feldspar
C) calcite
D) quartz


Answer: D

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