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Mineral Definition
Common Minerals
Mineral Uses
Mineral Identification
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 the major component of drywall.
What is gypsum?
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

What is the name of the scale used to measure the hardness of minerals?

Mohs Hardness Scale

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 does a dentist put on your teeth to prevent cavities?)

What is flourite?

200
This test deals with a minerals resistance to being scratched.
What is hardness?
200

When we talk about the structure of a mineral we use what words? (1 part of the definition of a mineral.)

crystalline structure

300

Minerals must be in this physical state.

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.
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

What is one way a mineral forms that the water contains dissolved minerals evaporates.

Evaporation

400

What is the primary source of a mineral?  (Where do minerals come from?)

Earth's crust

400
This mineral is the hardest known natural substance on Earth
What is diamond?
400

This mineral is a major ingredient of counter tops?

What is quartz?

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

The color of a mineral in powdered form is called its...?

Streak

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 and has a reddish-brown streak. You used it in the streak test lab.

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

Which describes the tendency of a mineral to break in patterns?  (along flat planes-layers is an example)

Cleavage