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Mineral Definition
Common Minerals
Mineral Uses
Mineral Properties
Misc
100
This phrase is something that exists on its own in nature and is not "man-made"
What is "naturally occuring"
100
This is the softest mineral and has a value of 1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale
What is talc?
100

This mineral is what you would find in your pencil.

What is graphite?

100
This is typically the most obvious property of minerals but tends to be the least useful when attempting to identify unknown minerals
What is color?
100

Some minerals form this way by water carrying dissolved solids that flow through cracks deep in earth's crust.  These dissolved solids will form valuable minerals.

What is hot solutions?

200
This part of the mineral definition means that it was never living
What is inorganic?
200
This mineral is referred to as "fools gold"
What is pyrite?
200
This mineral is commonly added to public water and toothpaste to aide in dental hygiene.
What is flourite?
200
This test deals with a minerals resistance to being scratched.
What is hardness?
200

Some minerals form when water dissolves minerals from the rocks and soil which become dissolved solids. As water evaporates solids crystallize forming minerals.

What is what is cool solutions?

300
Minerals must be in this common phase state.
What is solid?
300
This mineral is often yellow and can easily be identified by its rotten egg smell
What is sulfur?
300

Not only is this mineral a popular gemstone, but it is also commonly used as an industrial abrasive since it is the hardest mineral.

What is diamond?

300
This test refers to the colored powder left behind after a mineral is scratched on an unglazed porcelein tile.
What is streak?
300

The mass of a mineral divided by its volume.

What is density?

400
Minerals have this, meaning that a sample of halite found in Brazil would be chemically the same as a halite sample from China.
What is defintite chemical composition?
400
This mineral is the hardest known natural substance on Earth
What is diamond?
400

This mineral is a major ingredient in the manufacturing of glass.

What is quartz?

400
This refers to the way a mineral reflects light.
What is luster?
400

When lava cools quickly above ground small minerals will form.  When magma inside the earth cools slowly larger crystals will form.  

What is minerals forming by magma?

500

Minerals have this, which refers to a solid object whose atoms are arranged in repeating patterns.

What is crystal structure?

500

This mineral contains large quantities of iron, known as "iron ore" and has a reddish-brown streak.

What is hematite?

500

This mineral is often used to melt frozen precipitation on roads and sidewalks.

What is halite?

500
These two properties deal with how a mineral breaks.
What are cleavage and fracture?
500

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