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Mineral Criteria
ID properties
Luster
Minerals
Pop culture
100
This criteria means it is found in nature.
What is naturally occurring.
100
This is the least helpful property when IDing minerals.
What is color.
100
This type of luster makes the mineral look like metal.
What is metallic.
100
This mineral has a salty taste.
What is Halite.
100
What two teams played in the first superbowl?
What is Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
200
This criteria means it is not alive ever.
What is inorganic.
200
THis property is when you rub a rock on a specific plate and identify the color it leaves on it.
What is streak.
200
This luster appears like candle wax.
What is waxy.
200
This mineral strongly reacts to magnets.
What is Magnetite.
200
Babe Ruth was famous for hitting homeruns for the New York Yankees, but what team did he start his major league career as a pitcher for?
What is the Boston Red Sox.
300
This criteria has to do with a minerals structure.
What is has a set crystal structure.
300
This property has to do with a mineral's breakage pattern.
What is cleavage.
300
This type of luster is considered dull.
What is earthy.
300
This mineral has a rotten egg smell.
What is sulfur.
300
What song is this...
RESPECT- Aretha Franklin
400
This criteria has to do with the periodic table.
What is has a set chemical composition.
400
This property has to do with how a mineral shines.
What is luster.
400
This luster appears like glass or shiny.
What is vitreous.
400
This mineral has a special property that can change color under UV light.
What is fluorite or calcite.
400
What famous titanic actor got his first oscar as best actor in a movie from the Oscars this year (2016).
What is Leonardo DiCaprio
500
This criteria has to do with its atom arrangement.
What is has a ordered atomic structure.
500
This mineral has to do with how hard a mineral is.
What is hardness.
500
This luster is when a mineral is shiny at one angle of light and dull at another angle.
What is adamant.
500
This mineral is metallic and very dense for its size.
What is galena.
500
The game of basketball was invented in 1891, who was its creator?
What is Dr. James Naismith