Identifying Minerals
Formation of Minerals
Obtaining Minerals
Characteristics of Minerals
General Mineral Information
100
basic observation and should not be used by itself to identify a mineral
What is color
100
what you call molten material that flows on the surface of Earth
What is lava
100
a rock that contains a metal or useful mineral that is mined
What is an ore
100

definite shape, definite volume

What is a solid

100
the state in which farmers are allowed to use fireworks to scare birds away from their sunflowers, but not any other crops. (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, or Illinois)
What is South Dakota
200
uses a system of 10 minerals to scratch your sample
What is Mohs' Hardness Scale
200
the state it is illegal to take a picture of a rabbit between the months of January through April without a permit. (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, or Kansas)
What is Wyoming
200
process of how prospectors get the minerals out of the ground
What is mining
200
cannot come from a substance that was once a living organism
What is inorganic
200
hardest mineral
What is diamond
300
the state where it is illegal to sing just a part of the National Anthem- if you start it, you must finish it. (New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, or Louisiana)
What is New Mexico
300
what is the cause of heat underground to create hot water solutions
What is magma
300

The whole sample of was 500 kg.  When it was processed, it yielded 200 kg of nickel.  What was the percent yielded? 

What is 40%

300
has a repeating pattern- not amorphous
What is crystalline (crystal structure)
300
what minerals that are used for jewelry and decorations are called
What are gemstones
400
mass divided by volume
What is density
400
besides hot water solutions, the other way minerals form underground
What is when magma cools
400

A mineral sample of 117 grams that displaces 9 mL of water.  What is the density?

What is strip, open pit, and shaft mining

400
The state it is illegal to ride on public transportation within 4 hours of eating onions or garlic (Indiana, Rhode Island, Ohio, or Iowa)
What is Indiana
400
Size of crystal formed if magma cools very slowly
What is large crystals
500
3 examples of special properties
What is magnetic, radioactive, optical, taste, fluorescence, acidic chemical reactions
500
the process that occurs on the surface of large bodies of water to create minerals
What is evaporation
500

The first state to allow people to pick up or "harvest" roadkill for food- you can eat it. (Washington, Montana, Nevada, or Oregon)

What is Montana

500
definite chemical composition: The mineral sample has the following number of atoms in the sample, what is the base ratio? O= 214 H = 428 C = 642
What is O =1 H = 2 C = 3
500
name of commonly found mineral formed from sea water evaporation
What is halite
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