I.D. minerals
Types of Minerals
Name the mineral
Review Questions
Misc Mineral Facts!
100
the test of a mineral that determines the resistance of a mineral to being scratched.
What is the hardness test?
100
Oxides are minerals composed of a metal and an oxygen.
What is a oxide?
100
Name the type of luster.
What is metallic?
100
this is used to determine the streak color of an mineral
What is a ceramic streak plate?
100
a naturally occurring inorganic substance, with a definite crystalline structure.
What is a mineral?
200
a chart that compares the hardness of common materials to the hardness of minerals.
What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?
200
the most abundant type of mineral on Earth
What is silicates
200
Also called brimstone, is used in gunpowder and matches, is yellow in color. Name the mineral.
What is sulfur?
200
Silicon and Oxygen
What is the 2 most abundant elements on Earth?
200
A substance that has never lived nor has been produced by something living.
What is inorganic?
300
Color, hardness, streak, and luster.
What are ways to identify a mineral?
300
these are composed of one or more metallic elements with CO3.
What are carbonates?
300
looks like gold, is often called fool's gold, is metallic in luster. Name the mineral.
What is pyrite?
300
calcite and dolomite are found in these rocks
What is limestone and marble?
300
Minerals always exist in __________ form.
What is solid?
400
Color of a mineral can be deceiving because the same mineral can be several different colors AND many minerals are the same color.
What is the least reliable way to identify a mineral?
400
a mineral that has to be mined from the ground for a profit.
What is the definition of ore?
400
is used as tile, looks similar to marble, is often used in asphalt or decorative yards. Name the mineral.
What isDolomite?
400
this determines the type of atom
What is the atomic number?
400
the arrangement of atoms in a mineral to form a particular structure is called this.
What is the crystal system?
500
Cleavage is the way a mineral will break in smooth straight sheets. Fracture is the way a mineral will break in uneven chips.
What is the difference between cleavage and fracture?
500
a rare and beautiful mineral that is valued for beauty.
What is a gem?
500
this is glassy luster, used often in jewelry, a rare and precious gem, a 10 on the Mohs hardness scale.
What is a diamond?
500
This tells you the number of shells an atom has and this tells you the number of valence electrons in an atom.
What is the period and group on the periodic table?
500
formed naturally, must be inorganic, must be a solid, must have a repeating pattern that forms a crystal, and have a definite chemical composition.
What is the five characteristics of a mineral?