Characteristics of Minerals
Structures of Minerals
Mineral ID
Uses of Minerals
Vocabulary
100
Naturally, occurring, inorganic, solid with a definite chemical composition, and an orderly arrangement of atoms
What is a mineral?
100
Two ways to...
What is the number of ways to form a mineral?
100
Helps to identify, but not enough
What is color and appearance
100
They are rare and beautiful
What is a gem?
100
Solid in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern.
What is a crystal?
200
Never alive
What is inorganic?
200
Hot, molten rock in the Earth
What is magma?
200
How easily a mineral can be scratched
What is hardness?
200
A mineral/rock that contains a useful substance that can be mined for a profit.
What is ore?
200
Physical property of a mineral that causes them to break with uneven, rough or jagged surfaces.
What is fracture?
300
Form naturally in Earth's processes
What is naturally occurring
300
Atoms loose heat energy
What happens when magma cools?
300
How mineral reflects light
What is luster?
300
Industrial abrasives in cutting tools. Some are man-made
What are diamonds used for?
300
Physical property of mineral that causes them to break along smooth, flat surfaces
What is cleavage?
400
Orderly arrangement of the atoms
What is crystallin solid?
400
Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen, and one other element
What is a silicate?
400
Color of a mineral when it is in it's powder form
What is streak?
400
This mineral is used for electronic, time pieces
What is quartz used for?
400
Substance is melted to separate from the ore.
What is smelting?
500
Element or a compound w/ definite composition
What is a characteristic of a mineral?
500
Is made of calcium and oxygen (carbonate)
What is Calcite
500
Ratio of its weight compared with the weight of an equal volume of water
What is specific gravity?
500
This mineral is used for lasers
What are rubies used for?
500
Metallic minerals are deposited in weaknesses in the rock
What is a vein mineral?
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