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- Download: http://solutionzip.com/downloads/identifymineral-java/
- Our minerals are:
- 1. magnetite
- 2. mica
- 3. amethyst
- 4. sulfur
- 5. kyanite
- 6. pyrite
- 7. talc
- 8. gypsum
- 9. olivine
- 10. garnet
- 11. calcite
- 12. halite
- 13. quartz
- 14. feldspar
- 15. fluorite
- Questions:
- Q1.Is your mineral Magnetic?
- If Q1 is yes
- Your mineral is Magnetite.
- end
- else if Q1 is no, Display Q2
- Q2. Does your mineral easily peel or break into flat sheets?
- if Q2 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is mica.
- end
- else if Q2 is no, display Q3
- Q3. Is your mineral bright yellow?
- If Q3 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is sulfur.
- end
- else if Q3 is no, display Q4
- Q4. Is your mineral blue with white streaks?
- if Q4 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is sodalite.
- end
- else if Q4 is no, display Q5
- Q5.Is your mineral metallic and shiny (looks like gold)?
- if Q5 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is iron pyrite (foolβs gold).
- end
- else if Q5 is no, display Q6
- Q6.Is your mineral purple?
- if Q6 is yes, display Q7
- Q7.Can you scratch it with a nail?
- if Q7 is yes, Display answer:
- (hardness = 4), Your mineral is fluorite.
- end
- else if Q7 is no, Display answer:
- Your mineral is amethyst.
- end
- else if Q6 is no, display Q8
- Q8.Can you scratch your mineral with a fingernail?
- if Q8 is yes, display Q9
- Q9. Does the mineral feel slippery or greasy?
- if Q9 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is talc.
- end
- else if Q8 or Q9 are no, Display answer;
- Your mineral is gypsum.
- end
- else if Q10 is [dark in color]
- Q10.Is your mineral light/clear in color or dark in color?
- //This would need to have a dark in color/light in color option instead of the yes/no option
- Display message: βTest the streak on the black streak plateβ AND display Q11
- Q11.Is the streak white?
- if Q11 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is olivine.
- end
- else if Q11 is no, display Q12
- Q12.Is the streak colorless?
- if Q12 is yes, Display answer:
- your mineral is garnet
- end
- else if Q12 is no, display Q13
- Q13.Is your mineral clear?
- if Q13 is yes, display Q14
- Q14.Is your mineral rhombohedral (a lopsided-rectangle)?
- if Q14 is yes, Display Q15
- Q15.Put your mineral over a page of writing, do you see double?
- If Q14 or Q15 are yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is calcite.
- end
- else if Q13, Q14, or Q15 are no β Display Q16
- Q16.Is your mineral hexagonal (6-sided)?
- If Q16 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is quartz.
- else if Q16 is no, display Q17
- Q17.Is your mineral a cube or an irregular shape with some smooth, straight surfaces?
- if Q17 is yes, display Q18
- Q18.Does your mineral taste salty?
- If Q18 is yes, display answer:
- Your mineral is halite.
- end
- else if Q10 is no,
- Display message: could not identifiy your mineral.
- If Q10 is [light/clear in color], display Q19
- Q19.Is your mineral diamond shaped?
- If Q19 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is fluorite.
- end
- else if Q19 is no, display Q20
- Q20.Does your mineral look like a greenish, yellowish or brownish rock with a sandy texture?
- If Q20 is yes, display answer:
- Your mineral is olivine.
- else if Q20 is no, display Q21
- Q21.Is your mineral glassy, pink or white, with one or more straight edges?
- If Q21 is yes, Display answer:
- Your mineral is feldspar.
- else if Q21 is no, display answer:
- Your mineral is fluorite.
- end
- Download: http://solutionzip.com/downloads/identifymineral-java/
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