Characteristics of Minerals
Naturally, occurring, inorganic, solid with a definite chemical composition, and an orderly arrangement of atoms
What is a mineral?
the main way to identify sulfur is its ...
What is the color or yellow?
Helps to identify, but not enough
What is color and or appearance
They are rare and beautiful
What is a gem?
Solid in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern.
What is a crystal?
Never alive
What is inorganic?
Hot, molten rock in the Earth
What is magma?
How easily a mineral can be scratched
What is hardness?
A mineral/rock that contains a useful substance that can be mined for a profit.
What is ore?
Physical property of a mineral that causes them to break with uneven, rough or jagged surfaces.
What is fracture?
Form naturally in Earth's processes
What is naturally occurring
Magma turns into this on surface of the earth
What is lava?
How mineral reflects light
What is luster?
Industrial abrasives in cutting tools and rings
What are diamonds used for?
Physical property of mineral that causes them to break along smooth, flat surfaces
What is cleavage?
Orderly arrangement of the atoms
What is crystalline solid?
Minerals that contain mostly silicon and oxygen
What is a silicate?
Color of a mineral when it is in it's powder form
What is streak?
This mineral is used for electronic, time pieces (watches)
What is quartz used for?
Substance is melted to separate from the ore.
What is smelting?
All minerals sink in water so there density is...
What is greater than water or 1 g/cm3?
Is made of calcium and oxygen (carbonate)
What is Calcite
amount of mass compared to its volume
What is density?
This mineral is used for baby powder
What is talc used for?
Metallic minerals are deposited in weaknesses in the rock
What is a vein mineral?