Term Time
combination of two or more substances not chemically combined
Mixture
Is a synthetic diamond a mineral?
NO (man made, not naturally occurring)
A mineral rated as 1 on the Mohs scale is __________.
x2 for an example of a mineral with this rating
soft
talc
Most magnetic minerals contain _______
iron
A __________ easily allows both heat and electricity to pass through it.
Conductor
A mineral composed of more than one chemical element would be classified as a __________ mineral.
compound
Match: Sulfur, Quartz
1. Compound Mineral
2. Native Mineral
1. Quartz
2. Sulfur
streak vs color: which is more reliable?
streak
What carbon based mineral forms under great heat and pressure?
x2 points: Metal or nonmetal?
Diamond, nonmetal
A carat is a unit of __________.
mass
The way (amount and quality) of the light reflected from a mineral's surface is its _____.
luster
What state(s) of matter can minerals exist in?
solid ONLY
Many carbonate and sulfide minerals can be identified by the fizzing produced by a(n) __________ test.
Acid
The equation for specific gravity is the density of the mineral divided by:
the density of the water
The best conductor of electricity is __________.
silver
_____ is the ratio of the density of a mineral specimen to the density of water at 4 °C.
specific gravity
Since minerals aren’t formed from living things, they cannot be _________________.
organic
The ability of a mineral to split into flat sheets along certain planes is called ____________.
x2 points: What happens to minerals without cleavage planes when they break?
cleavage
Fracture
Fool's gold (also called pyrite), a mineral of iron and sulfur, is classified as a(n) __________. (should be the name of the compound family)
sulfide
Which element is corrosion resistant and is used in a car’s catalytic converter?
platinum
The process by which a crystal grows is _____.
accretion
A mineral cannot be a natural glass, since the atoms must be regularly arranged. The term for being regularly arranged is _____________
Crystalline
The system used to rate a mineral's hardness is called ____________.
the Mohs Scale
Which compound family do mineral salts fall into?
Halides
A current passing through a solution carrying metal atoms and coating it onto a piece of metal is called ______________.
Electroplating