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Give the mineral name or family or class of the following minerals

1: pyroxene
2: pyrite
3: dioptase
4: hematite
5: magnetite
6: biotite
And give the specific clevage degree ot biotite and dioptase

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Here are the mineral names or families/classes for the minerals you listed:

  1. Pyroxene: A group of silicate minerals known as the pyroxene group.
  2. Pyrite: A sulfide mineral, often referred to as "fool's gold."
  3. Dioptase: A mineral in the copper silicate group, specifically a cyclosilicate.
  4. Hematite: An oxide mineral, specifically a form of iron oxide.
  5. Magnetite: An oxide mineral, specifically a form of iron oxide and the primary ore of iron.
  6. Biotite: A member of the mica group, which is a phyllosilicate mineral.

Cleavage Degrees:

  • Biotite: Biotite has perfect cleavage in one direction (1 direction), which allows it to split into thin flexible sheets.
  • Dioptase: Dioptase has imperfect cleavage in one direction, which means its cleavage is not as well-defined as that of biotite.

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