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Everything else
100
Which is not used to identify minerals?
What is reaction and acid, cleavage and fracture, specific gravity, or mass and size
100
A crystal is a liquid, solid, cube, hexagon?
What is solid
100
most minerals are composed of what 2 elements combined with others
What is silicon and oxygen
100
What is a gem?
What is a rare mineral that can be cut and polished, giving it a beautiful appearance
100
A solid with a repeating pattern of atoms is a waht?
What is crystals?
200
If a mineral breaks into jagged pieces it has what?
What is fracture
200
the size of minerals crystals in magma depends on what?
What is how quickly the magma cools
200
Which of the following is NOT a mineral
What is wood, salt, quartz, and gold
200
What is an ore?
What is a mineral that contains something that can be useful and sold after processing
200
Two types of this are metallic and glassy
What is luster
300
the color of powdered meinerals is called what
What is streak
300
What is the definition of a crystal
What is solid that has a repeating pattern of atoms
300
One of the softest minerals is?
What is talc
300
What is the definition of a mineral?
What is naturally occuring, inorganic solid with a definite structure and composition
300
Muscovite mice will peel off in flat sheets, this is an example of what
What is cleavage
400
the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces is called
What is cleavage
400
some crystals form from magma, others form from?
What is minerals dissolved in solutions
400
The hardness of quartz is 7. This means that quartz will scratch which of these minerals? talc, apatite, topaz, calcite
What is talc, apatite, calcite
400
How would the collector of minerals determine the hardness of an unknown mineral specimen?
What is Using Mohs hardness scale and scratch tests to compare them to other minerals
400
The distinctive yellow of sulfur is a description of its
What is color
500
How do you measure a minerals' specific gravity?
What is Compare the weight of the mineral with the weight of an equal volume water.
500
When magma cools slowly what size are the crystals
What is large?
500
Two minerals that are ores of titanium are what?
What is ilmenite and rutile
500
Besides the 5 basic characteristics what are 2 unique properties some minerals have
What is magnetism and acid reactions
500
What are the 5 properties to help identify minerals?
What is luster, cleavage/fracture, color/appearance, hardness, specific gravity, streak