Minerals
Mineral Experiments
"Discovery" Video
Gemstones
Challenege
100
According to Moh’s hardness scale; the softest and hardest minerals are?
Talc is the softest and diamond is the hardest.
100
What is luster and how would you describe a mineral’s luster?
Luster is the appearance of reflected light by a mineral. *Words that describe luster include; metallic, glassy, waxy, and dull.
100
What is the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness?
Moh's scale of hardness
100
What gemstone(s) are red?
Ruby and garnet
100
What is loadstone used for?
To make compasses. When loadstone is put on a floating board it will always point north
200
What mineral is very soft and streak is often used in our notebooks and papers?
Graphite
200
What does opaque mean?
Not able to be seen through
200
What is melted underground rock called?
Magma
200
What gemstone is in the Topaz family and is usually found in jewelry from the South West region of our country?
Turquoise
200
What is the name of the rocks formed from magma?
Igneous rocks
300
What mineral is in your mouthwash?
Fluorite
300
What does translucent mean?
Allowing light through, but not detailed images *(Between transparent and opaque)
300
When magma erupts through the surface of the earth it is called?
Lava
300
What valuable gemstone is shiny, blue, and resembles the ocean?
Aquamarine
300
What is the name of rock that has been changed by underground pressure or heat?
Metamorphic rocks
400
Which mineral can be used to make dry wall?
Gyspsum
400
What mineral is most commonly found in the earth’s surface?
Feldspar
400
What term did the video use to describe how a rock is made? Hint- A mixture of all types of minerals under the earth's surface creates___________.
"Mineral soup"
400
What gemstone from the Feldspar family was known in ancient times to bring its carrier invincibility?
Moon-rock
400
What is the name for rock formed from bits and pieces that settle to the bottom of a body of water?
Sedimentary rocks
500
What mineral is made of tiny crystals in many different colors?
Quartz
500
What mineral is used throughout history to make paint, because of its dark-red “dried blood” streak?
Hematite
500
What science term means to break apart a mineral?
Cleave
500
What gemstone is a blue sister to the ruby? Hint: This gemstone is known to bring healing powers to the person carrying it?
Sapphire
500
What mineral will keep away radiation?
Galena
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