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mineral properties
Uses
vocab
this and that
this and that again
100
what mineral property is least important, it is only one clue to a mineral's identity
color
100
fluorite
What is toothpaste?
100
mineral
What is a solid element or compound from the earth's crust that has a definite chemical composition and crystal shape?
100
Most minerals are found ...
mixed with other minerals in rocks
100
Name two common minerals and uses
gold, quartz, diamond, carbon.etc
200
luster
What mineral property refers to the way light is reflected from the surface of the mineral?
200
Glass
Quartz
200
Crystal
What is the basic shape that a mineral tends to take?
200
Strip mining involves...
What is removing long patches of soil
200
A fool's gold
Pyrite
300
hardness
What mineral property measures how easily it can or cannot be scratched?
300
When crushed you could make paint or powder
What talc?
300
Hardness is measured on...
What is Mohs scale?
300
The hardest mineral
What is diamond?
300
A pencil's lead is made of this
graphite
400
streak
What mineral property looks at the color of powder left behind after it has been scratched?
400
When melted you could make nails with this
What is Iron
400
What is the difference between cleavage and fracture
The arrangement of its atoms
400
Mineral's weight compared to the weight of water
What is specific gravity?
400
Luster and streak of talc
pearly and white
500
cleavage
What mineral property looks at if it has split along or has flat surfaces?
500
A girls best friend
What is diamond?
500
What is the specific gravity of water
1
500
Fracture
What is the tendency to break with jagged edges?
500
Features of minerals
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