Chemical Properties
of Minerals
of Minerals
Atom that is most abundant in the crust of the earth
Oxygen atoms
The way a mineral shines is called
luster
the tendency of a mineral to break along parallel flat surfaces is called
cleavage
precipitation
What are examples of metallic resources?
What are minerals called that contain silicon and oxygen?
silicate minerals
The color of a mineral is called
streak
What do we say a mineral has if they do NOT have cleavage
fracture
Hot liquid located beneath the surface of the earth
magma
What are two things metals conduct?
heat and electricity
2nd most abundant mineral in the earths crust
silicon
What are the 3 ways to describe transparency
transparent, translucent, and opaque
Who is the scientist that termed how we classify the hardness of minerals?
Friedrich Mohs
The hot liquid that gets pushed up to the earths surface
What does OH mean?
oxygen atom connected to hydrogen atom
igneous, sediment, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma
What is the bubbling of a mineral when exposed to acid called
Effervescense
When the same chemical produce radically different minerals what are the called
polymorphs
What type of mineral are gold and silver?
non-silicate minerals
Naturally occurring solid material from which a useful mineral can be extracted
Ore