DISCO Party
Mineral ID
Dwayne "The Rock Cycle" Johnson
Rock ID
The Property Brothers
100
True / False: this image shows a mineral. (bonus points for explaining why)
False: water is not Solid
100
What mineral is this?
Amethyst
100
Name the three types of rock.
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
100
ID this rock!
Gneiss
100
What color is this? (bonus points for ID)
Blue (sapphire/corundum)
200
True / False: this image shows a mineral. (bonus points for explaining why)
False: pearls are not Inorganic
200
What mineral is this?
Malachite
200
This term describes the movement of sediment by water, wind, or other agents.
Erosion
200
ID this rock!
Oolitic limestone
200
What fracture is this showing? (bonus points for ID)
Conchoidal (obsidian)
300
True / False: both of the substances in this image are minerals. (bonus points for explaining why)
False: lab-grown diamonds do not Occur naturally
300
What mineral is this?
Dioptase
300
Does magma produce intrusive or extrusive rocks?
Intrusive
300
ID this rock!
Phyllite
300
What luster is this showing? (bonus points for ID)
Earthy (limonite)
400
True / False: this image shows a mineral. (bonus points for explaining why)
False: limonite does not have a Definite chemical composition
400
What mineral is this?
Stibnite
400
This term describes the original rock that later underwent metamorphism to form a new rock.
Protolith
400
ID this rock!
Greywacke
400
What property is this showing a test for? (bonus points for ID)
Streak (hematite)
500
True / False: this image shows a mineral. (bonus points for explaining why)
False: opal is not Crystalline
500
What mineral is this?
Silver
500
Fill in as many blanks as you can in this diagram of the rock cycle.
a - weathering
b- heat & pressure
c- weathering
d - lithification OR compaction & cementation
e - weathering
f - heat & pressure
g - melting
500
ID this rock!
Tuff breccia
500
What is the hardness of a mineral that scratches glass but is scratched by steel? (bonus points for giving a possible mineral)
6 (orthoclase, etc)