Minerals Ch. 9

Characteristics of Minerals

100

Minerals must be in this state of matter, often referred to as having a definite volume and shape

What is a solid?

200

All minerals come from materials that is not or never was alive. Another word for this.

What is inorganic?

300

All minerals have a repeating pattern of structure.

What is crystal?

400

Name the special property that is the ability of a mineral to attract iron. Name the mineral that can do this.

What is magnetism and what is magnitite?

500

The process by which a crystal grows is called _____.

What is accretion?

Properties of Minerals

100

A material's resistance to being scratched...often measured on "Mohs Scale"

What is hardness?

200

The way a surface reflects light...we use the terms metallic and nonmetallic to describe this property

What is luster?

300

The color of the powder of a mineral.

What is streak?

400

The tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces

What is cleavage?

500

The ratio of mass to volume of a substance.

What is density?

Groups of Minerals

100

These minerals are shiny, and reflect light well

What are metallic minerals- metals?

200

These minerals are dull, and do not reflect light well

What are nonmetallic minerals - nonmetals?

300

Silicate minerals are made up of two elements...oxygen and _______

What is silicon?

400

This group of minerals contains sulfur, carbon, gold, and silver. They are made of only one type of atom. 2 words

What are the native elements or native minerals?

500

Daily Double- 

Part A. A silicate mineral must contain these two elements 

Part B. Mineral salts are more properly called __________.

What are silicon and oxygen? What are halides?

Groups and Mining Minerals

100

Sulfides are made of one or more metals and _______.

What is sulfur?

200

Daily Double 

Part 1. The most common silicate mineral. 

Part 2. Minerals with silicon are called silicates. What are minerals without silicon called?

What is Feldspar? What is non-silicate?

300

The deepest mine in the world today and where is it.

What is Tau Tona Gold mine in South Africa?

400

Obsidian, a mineral of volcanic origin, breaks in smooth, curved surfaces. 

What type of fracture does it show? 

a. conchoidal b. fibrous c. hackly d. uneven

What is a. conchoidal?

500

Natural mineral deposit that is large enough and pure enough to be mined for profit

What is ore?

Examples of Minerals

100

This mineral is a 10 on Mohs Hardness Scale.

What is diamond?

200

This mineral is often referred to as "fool's gold"

What is pyrite?

300

Daily Double

Part 1. This mineral is often mistaken for lead, in a pencil.  Name the mineral.

Part 2. A transparent mineral fluoresces red, exhibits double refraction and fizzes with HCl.  Name the mineral.

What is graphite, calcite?

400

The softest mineral on Mohs Hardness Scale. (Often the main ingredient in baby powder)

What is Talc?

500

A mineral sample gives a strong reading on a Geiger counter. You could conclude that the mineral is __________.

What is pitchblende (a uranium ore)?