Mohs Scale
Classifying Minerals
Mineral ID
Special Properties
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100
What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Scale?
What is a diamond
100
The most abundant element in the earth's crust is?
What is Oxygen
100
This can be classified as metallic, submetallic, or nonmetallic
What is Luster
100
What mineral has a distinct odor, like rotten eggs?
What is Sulfur
100
The density of a mineral is determined by mass and ____?
What is Volume
200
A mineral that can sctrach orthoclase (feldspar) but gets scratched by topaz has a hardness of what?
What is 7
200
Minerals that contain a combination of silicon and oxygen are classified as ________________ minerals.
What is Silicate
200
If we scratch a mineral with a steel file or a copper penny, what property are we trying to test?
What is Hardness
200
What mineral is commonly used for table salt?
What is Halite
200
If a mineral has a mass of 45g and a volume of 5mL, what is it's density?
What is 9 g/mL
300
If you have a mineral that gets scratched by quartz and topaz, but can scratch apatite, what is the name of that mineral?
What is Feldspar
300
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid substance with a definite chemical composition and structure is called a ?
What is Mineral
300
A mineral that breaks along a flat surface is said to have what?
What is Cleavage
300
What mineral is also known as "fools gold"?
What is Pyrite
300
What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?
What is the Prime Meridian
400
What do minerals like diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and topaz all have in common?
What is Extreme Hardness
400
The shape of a crystal is determined by the arrangement of it's ______________
What are Atoms
400
The color of a mineral in powdered form is the mineral's _____________.
What is Streak
400
What mineral is used to make pencil lead?
What is Graphite
400
On a weather map, the L symbol indicates an area of low __________
What is Pressure
500
What common household item would help you distinguish between fluorite and apatite?
What is an Iron Nail
500
An ore is a mineral that can be mined for ______________
What is Profit.
500
The special property in which a mineral glows under a blacklight is called?
What is Flourescence
500
What mineral effervesces or "fizzes" with weak acid?
What is Calcite
500
Which of the following is NOT a mineral? a) Galena b) Granite c) Graphite d) Garnet
What is b) Granite
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