characteristics of a mineral
Vocabulary
Mineral Identification
Short Answer
Whatever
100
non-living,neveronce apart of something living
What is inorganic?
100
A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is different from the surrounding rock.
What is a vein?
100
Mass divided by Volume
What is density?
100
A rounded hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals.
What is a geode
200
Has a definite volume and shape.
What is a solid?
200
A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mined and sold at a profit.
What is an ore?
200
Color of the powder of a mineral.
What is streak?
200
Why isn't coal a mineral?
What is because it was once apart of something that was living.
200
A gemstone that is cut and polished.
What is a gem?
300
This means that a mineral always contains certain elements in definite proportions.
What is definite chemical composition?
300
A hard,colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster.
What is a gemstone?
300
How light is reflected from a mineral's surface.
What is luster?
300
Why isn't a glass marble a mineral?
What is man made and not naturally occurring?
400
Particles of a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.
What is crystal structure?
400
Minerals that glow under ultraviolet light.
What is fluorescence
400
Ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest.
What is Mohs Hardness Scale.
500
When elements and compounds that are dissolved in water leave a _____________. Hint( a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another)
What is a solution?
500
Name and describe the 2 ways a mineral can break?
What is Cleavage and Fracture?
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