Mineral Properties
this is how minerals appear.
What is naturally on Earth.
This is the softest mineral known to mankind.
What is Talc?
This test involves rubbing the mineral against a porcelain plate.
What is streak test?
When a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way.
What is fracture?
The way light reflects from the surface of the mineral
What is luster
Minerals are this state of matter.
What is solid
This is the hardest mineral known to mankind.
What is a diamond?
Everyday materials that are used to scratch a mineral
What is hardness
Splits easily along flat surfaces.
What is cleavage?
This characteristic has its own specific combination of atoms that make up the mineral. They cannot be found in any other mineral.
What is chemical composition
This scale gives a rating of how hard a mineral is.
What is Moh's
You would use a scale and a graduate cylinder to this information of a mineral.
What is Density
The name of a group of elephants.
What is a parade?
The mass of the mineral divided by its volume
What is Density?
An object that can scratch your fingernail (2.5) but not a penny (3.5) has this hardness.
What is 3?
This mineral leaves no streak, Its hardness must be this.
What is greater than 7?
The color of the streak of a mineral with a hardness greater than 7.
What is no streak?
The color of the mineral in powder form
What is streak?
These sparkly objects make up the shape of our minerals.
What is a crystalline shape.
A mineral that can not be scratched by a steel nail (6.5) has this hardness.
What is 7 or greater?
While looking like a squirrel the actual shape of this mineral is what.
What is irregular.
A group of porcupines names.
What is a prickle?