What mineral do you have?

Upload a photo for AI identification, or answer the questions — the more you fill in, the better your match.

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✨ AI Identification

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Answer questions to estimate probability

What color is it?

Select all colors that apply — some minerals show multiple colors

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Can you see through it?

Hold it up to a light source

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How hard is it? (Mohs scale)

Try scratching with your fingernail, a copper coin, or a steel knife

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What does the surface look like? (Luster)

How does light reflect off an unweathered surface?

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What color is the streak?

Scratch on unglazed white porcelain — powder color can differ from the mineral's color

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What shape are the crystals?

Look at the natural form — even massive specimens have a typical habit

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How does it break?

Hit or split a piece — does it break along flat planes or irregularly?

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Any special properties?

Select all that apply — these can immediately narrow down the identification

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Where did you find it?

The geological environment it came from

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