What is the difference between white feldspar and white talc? Based on looks please, I need to know how to identify each of them by Monday. Thank you!

Answer 1

Check out this site.

http://pr.utk.edu/ut2kids/scientists/mora.html

Answer 2

Thank you, we are only allwed to look at the rock. I'm looking for something that describes each rock in detail. Once again thanks

Answer 3

Athough the scratch test is more reliable for distinguishing between these two rocks, these images may help you identify them by sight.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=white+feldspar&gbv=2

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=white+talc&btnG=Search+Images