Minerals 1
Inorganic, solid materials found in nature.
What is Minerals?
Minerals that break into jagged irregular pieces are said to exhibit ________________ .
What is Fracture?
The mineral that has a hardness of 1.
What is Talc?
What is the color if a powdered mineral?
What is streak?
Minerals that form slowly in large areas form __________ crystals.
What is Large?
The hardness of a diamond.
What is 10?
The color of powder created when a mineral is scraped across a streak plate.
What is Streak?
Usually made up of two or more minerals.
What is a Rock?
The way the surface of a mineral reflects light.
What are luster?
Minerals that split into pieces with smooth, regular planes are said to exibit ______________ .
What is Cleavage?
Two types of luster.
What are metallic and non-metallic?
A solid substance is ORGANIC. Is it a mineral?
What is no?
Fool's Gold is the common name for this mineral.
What is Pyrite?
The scale that classifies minerals by their hardness.
What is Mohs Scale of Hardness?
Solid materials that have atoms that are in a repeating pattern.
What are Crystals.
Name a mineral property.
What is Luster Color Streak Crystal Shape Tenacity Hardness Cleavage Fracture Density
Not made of remains of living things
What is inorganic?
Carbon must experience great ____________ and _____________ to form a diamond.
What is Heat and Pressure?
T/F: Taste is a secondary property of minerals.
What is true?
What is the mineral's resistance to being scratched?
What is hardness?
T/F: The same mineral can be found in many different colors?
What is true?
The two categories for luster.
What is Metallic and Non-Metallic?
Is coal a mineral? You must tell why or why not!
No. Because it is formed from once living plants.
The type of magma in which diamonds are found.
What is Kimberlite?
Crystal shape is determines by the arrangement of atoms. What is an example of a common shape?
What is cubic, prismatic or tabular ?