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CHARACTERISTICS OF MINERALS
CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUED
MINERALS, ETC.
MINERALS, GEMS,ETC.
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THERE ARE THIS MANY DIFFERENT CRYSTALLINE SHAPES OR FORMS.
What is SIX?
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THE WORD CRYSTALLINE MEANS ATOMS ARE ARRANGED IN A REPEATING PATTERN. (T OR F)
What is TRUE.
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THIS IS A MINERAL GROUP THAT ALWAYS CONTAINS SILICON AND OXYGEN.
What is THE SILICATE GROUP?
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THIS IS THE RATIO OF A MINERAL'S WEIGHT COMPARED TO AN EQUAL VOLUME OF WATER.
What is SPECIFIC GRAVITY?
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LIKE VITAMINS, MINERALS ARE ORGANIC SUBSTANCES WHICH MEANS THEY CONTAIN CARBON. (T OR F)
What is FALSE. SOME CONTAIN CARBON, BUT MINERALS ARE INORGANIC, WHICH MEANS THEY FORM THROUGH NONLIVING, OR INORGANIC, PROCESSES.
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A MINERAL'S HARDNESS IS A MEASURE OF HOW EASILY THIS CAN HAPPEN.
What is SCRATCHED.
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THESE ARE THE TWO MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENTS IN EARTH'S CRUST.
What is SILICON AND OXYGEN?
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THESE ARE RARE, BEAUTIFUL, HIGHLY PRIZED MINERALS.
What is A GEM?
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THIS TERM REFERS TO HOW A MINERAL REFLECTS LIGHT, OR IF IT IS METALLIC OR NONMETALLIC.
What is LUSTER?
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SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS, OR HUMAN-MADE DIAMONDS, ARE NOT MINERALS. EXPLAIN.
What is MINERALS ARE FORMED BY NATURAL,GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND NOT BY MAN.
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CRYSTALS ARE THIS SIZE WHEN MAGMA COOLS SLOWLY WITHIN THE EARTH.
What is LARGE?
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THIS IS A USE FOR GEMS.
What is JEWELRY, TOOLS, USE IN ELECTRONICS, LASERS, OR ABRASIVES?
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THIS SCALE MEASURES THE HARDNESS OF A MINERAL.
What is MOH'S SCALE OF HARDNESS?
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THIS MINERAL TEST SHOWS THE COLOR OF A MINERAL IN POWDER FORM.
What is A STREAK TEST?
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A MINERAL OR ROCK IS CALLED THIS IF IT CONTAINS A SUBSTANCE THAT CAN BE MINED FOR A PROFIT.
What is AN ORE?
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THESE MINERAL DEPOSITS ARE FOUND WHEN METALLIC ELEMENTS DISSOLVE IN FLUIDS AND TRAVEL THROUGH WEAKNESSES IN ROCKS.
What is VEIN DEPOSITS?
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COLOR IS ALWAYS THE BEST PHYSICAL PROPERTY TO USE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY MINERALS. (T OR F)
What is FALSE. SOMETIMES COLOR CAN BE MISLEADING. IT IS BETTER TO USE SEVERAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES WHEN IDENTIFYING MINERALS.
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MINERAL CRYSTALS CAN FORM THIS WAY.
What is FROM SOLUTIONS AS WATER EVAPORATES, OR IF TOO MUCH OF A SUBSTANCE IS DISSOLVED IN WATER OR FROM MAGMA?
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ALL MINERALS ARE SOLIDS, BUT ARE ALL SOLIDS MINERALS?
What is NO?
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PROVIDE TWO EXAMPLES OF A GEM.
What is AN EMERALD, A RUBY, A TOPAZ, PERIDOT, SAPPHINE, ETC.