Characteristics of
minerals
minerals
Minerals must have a normal temperature on Earth to have this characteristic.
What is Solid?
The color of a mineral in powder form.
What is streak?
This mineral is used for sound proofing areas.
What is lead?
This is the cause of groundwater.
What is gravity?
Another word for oil.
What is petroleum?
A mineral that is not made in a lab.
What is naturally occurring?
This shows how well a mineral reflects light.
What is luster?
This mineral is used to make batteries.
What is lithium?
Natural concentrations of minerals in the earth's crust.
What is a mineral deposit?
This mineral is formed from decomposed plant matter.
What is coal?
Minerals have a specific ?, which is the same throughout the entire mineral.
What is chemical structure?
The term associated with how a mineral breaks into pieces.
What is cleavage?
This mineral is used in make-up.
What is iron ore?
Water that is pulled underground and trapped in the soil and between rocks.
What is groundwater?
Any one of several processes in which gravity moves sediment down hill.
What is mass movement?
Minerals that have the same chemical formula are said to be?
What is fixed chemical structure?
This measures the density of a mineral.
What is specific gravity or SG?
This mineral can be used to make guitar strings.
What is nickel?
2 types of natural gas.
What are shale and tight?
An organic compound of hydrogen and carbon atoms.
What is hydrocarbon?
These can be made from a single element or a combination and are solid substances.
What is mineral?
This refers to how easily a mineral scratches a surface.
What is hardness?
This mineral is the most mined mineral in the U.S.
What is copper?
__________ takes place in lakes and sea water, which is a condition needed for mineral deposits.
What is evaporation?
A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products.
What is refinery?