Characteristics of Minerals
Properties of Minerals
Misc.
100
not a liquid or gas
Solid
100
Metallic or nonmetallic
Luster
100
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
divergent, convergent, transform
200
Not made by people
Naturally Occuring
200
The shade of a mineral
Color
200
Why is color not a good way to tell the difference between minerals?
because different minerals can have the same color.
300
Has a repeating pattern
Crystalline Structure
300
A smooth break
Cleavage Break
300
Which layer of the earth are minerals found in?
The crust
400
Not alive
Inorganic
400
A rough break
Fracture break
400
What is the job of a geologist?
study rocks and minerals.
500
Explain why an onion is NOT a mineral
It is organic (alive) not inorganic (not alive)
500
How many minerals are in a pencil?
3
500
What is the most valuable mineral and why?
Diamond. Because it is the hardest to break and very rare.
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