Density
Minerals
Properties
Hardness
Tools
100
The two measurements that are used to calculate density.
What are mass and volume?
100
All minerals occur in nature and are said to be...
What is naturally occurring?
100
The test for this property uses the Mohs scale.
What is hardness?
100
2.2
What is a fingernail?
100
We use this long, flat item to measure volume in centimeters cubed.
What is a metric ruler?
200
An object that does this is less dense than water.
What is float?
200
All minerals have to be this state of matter. Not gas or liquid.
What is solid?
200
The test for luster looks at this.
What is the way light reflects of the surface?
200
3.5
What is a nail?
200
We use this item to measure volume in milliliters.
What is a graduated cylinder?
300
An object that does this is more dense than water.
What is sink?
300
All minerals have this characteristic. Example NaCl.
What is a definable chemical formula?
300
A mineral that breaks along a smooth edge is said to have this.
What is cleavage?
300
6.0
What is glass?
300
We use this item to measure mass in grams.
What is a triple beam balance?
400
Calculate the density: Mass= 6 grams Volume= 3 milliliters
What is 2.0 grams per milliliter (g/mL)?
400
Minerals are not formed through a biological process like humans or plants. They are said to be...
What is inorganic?
400
A mineral that breaks along a rough or jagged edge is said to have this.
What is fracture?
400
10
What is diamond?
400
We use this item to view the luster and color.
What is a magnifying glass?
500
Calculate the density: Mass= 5 grams Volume= 10 milliliters
What is 0.5 grams per milliliter (g/mL)
500
This final property of all minerals explains one reason why ice is a mineral and water is not. This is also true about quartz.
What is because it has a crystalline structure?
500
This property divides the density of the mineral by the density of water.
What is specific gravity?
500
1
What is talc?
500
We use this item to turn our mineral into a powder.
What is a streak plate?
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