Properties of minerals
What is a mineral?
naturally occurring, inorganic solid, that has a crystal structure, and a definite chemical composition.
Each mineral has characteristic properties used to identify it. Name 3
Color, streak, Luster, Density, Hardness, Crystal System, Cleavage and Fracture, Special Properties Unique to the Mineral
What is a Gemstone?
hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster.
What is Smelting?
An ore is mixed with other substances and then melted to separate the useful metal from the other substances in the ore.
From the movie Frozen what is the snow mans name?
Olaf
A rock is made up of two or more what?
Minerals that have mixed through some geological process.
The streak of a mineral is the color of its powder. How can you observe a streak?
You can observe streak by rubbing a mineral on a piece of unglazed porcelain tile.
what are the 3 types of mines:
Strip mines Shaft mines Pit mines
Is coal considered a mineral?
Coal is not classified as a mineral because it comes from organic materials.
From the movie Cars what is Lighting McQueen's best friends name?
Mater
Minerals must be formed by processes in the natural world, such as?
molten material cooling to become quartz.
Magma is molten material that comes from where?
inside the Earth
what is a Strip mine
Soil is scraped away to expose ore
What is an alloy?
a mixture containing two or more metals, that still retains the properties of a metal.
Rose
Minerals must be inorganic meaning what?
they were never part of a living organism.
What is Lava?
magma that has reached the surface.
what is a Shaft mine?
Tunnels are dug to follow veins of ore
What is a prospector?
A prospector is anyone who searches for an ore deposit.
What is the happy emotion in the movie Inside Out?
Joy
A solid mineral has definite what?
definite shape.
What is Crystallization?
When elements and compounds that are dissolved in water leave a solution
what is a Pit mine?
Large pits are dug to remove ore
A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces has the property called what?
cleavage.
What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth