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a geologist who studies and identifies mineral samples
What is mineralogist
100
A 1 on the Mohs scale has this characteristic
What is soft
100
compounds that consist of oxygen and another element, usually a metal
What are oxides
100
the process by which crystals grow
What is accretion
100
the most abundant class of minerals
What is silicates
200
best metallic conductor of electricity
What is silver
200
T/F: Liquid water is a mineral
What is false
200
When a mineral breaks and produces regular, flat surfaces when it breaks, it exhibits _______________
What is cleavage
200
This metal was once worth more that gold per ounce
What is aluminum
200
Sea water is an example of this (metal, mineral, mixture, or Mohs)
What is mixture
300
Quartz is this kind of mineral
What is compound
300
a vertical shaft of rock produced by volcanic activity in which diamonds are commonly found
What is diamond pipe
300
Copper, gold, and silver are all examples of __________ minerals
What is native
300
A dark mineral sample that attracts iron fillings
What is magnetite
300
Mica has perfect _____________
What is cleavage
400
An acid test will produce this on certain minerals
What are gas bubbles
400
If a mineral registers strongly on the Geiger counter, you could conclude that it is this type of mineral because it contains uranium
What is pitchblende
400
A _____________ fracture breaks in smooth, curved surfaces
What is conchoidal
400
Cinnabar (mercury sulfide) is an ________ of mercury
What is ore
400
a unit of MASS that measures the size of a stone
What is carat
500
this happens when a mineral's crystal structure splits a light beam passing through it into two parts
What is double refraction
500
mineral salts
What are halides
500
What transparent mineral fluoresces red and double refracts
What is calcite
500
Fools Gold is a type of this
What is silicate
500
A diamond shines so brightly because it has a high index of _______________
What is refraction