Characteristics of Minerals
Minerals are _____________________, which means they form by processes in the natural world.
What is Naturally Occurring?
The color of a mineral when it is broken up and powdered is called?
What is the streak?
Magma that cools very slowly deep beneath the surface forms minerals/rocks with what type of crystals (size)?
What are Large?
Rocks formed through volcanic action are called?
What are igneous rocks?
Name 2 substance that have high viscosity!
What are honey and molasses?
A mineral contains no materials that were once part of living things, which means it is ___________.
What is inorganic?
The way that a mineral reflects light from its surface is called?
What is luster?
Lava on the surface of Earth cools very quickly to form what type of crystals (size)?
What are small?
The property of a substance to internally resist flow is called?
What is viscosity?
What color are felsic rocks typically?
What are light-colored?
The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a(n) __________________.
What is a crystal?
A mineral that splits relatively easily & evenly along one or more flat planes is said to have?
What is cleavage?
Compare and contrast the difference between lava & magma?
What is lava is above Earths surface and magma is below Earths surface?
Magma that cools & crystallizes on Earth surface forms?
What are extrusive rocks?
Rocks must be heated to what temperature range before melting (in Celsius)?
What is 800 to 1200 Celsius?
A mineral is a __________, which means they have a definite volume and shape.
What is a solid?
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is?
What is hardness?
What is partial melting?
What is the process where some minerals melt at relatively low temperatures while others remain solid?
When magma cools & crystallizes below Earth's surface it is called?
What are intrusive rocks?
List 3 different textures that igneous rocks are made of?
What are Glassy, Aphanitic, Phaneritic, Porphyritic, Vesicular, & Pyroclastic?
All minerals have a _____________________, which means they contain certain chemicals in definite proportions.
What is Definite Chemical Composition?
This property of minerals describes how it looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
What is fracture?
Explain what Bowen's Reaction Series is!
What is a schematic description of the order in which minerals form during the cooling & solidification of magma.
This type of igneous rock contains tiny holes called vesicles which formed due to gas bubbles in the lava or magma. Very porous. May resemble a sponge.
What is a vesicular igneous rock?
How are rocks melted? (You have to list 4 things here!)
What is by heating, depressurization, increased water content, & increased silica content?