Mineral Properties
Rock Properties
Describe this mineral
Vocabulary
100
Every mineral has their own unique _________. We look at the __________ within the marble.
What is color?
100
What is this rock's name?
What type of rock is this? (Be specific)
What features does this rock have that make it its specific rock type?
What is a conglomerate?
What is sedimentary?
What are pieces of rock compressed into a single rock?
100
Describe the luster for this mineral.
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What is dull or earth luster?
100
Name the system where one rock can change into another rock over a long period of time (with the correct conditions).
What is the rock cycle?
200
The way light reflects off of a mineral...
What is luster?
200
What is this rock's name?
What type of rock is this? (Be specific)
What features does this rock have that make it its specific rock type?
What is granite?
What is intrusive-igneous rock?
What are large coarse grains and crystals?
200
What is this mineral?
Describe the mineral's luster?
What is quartz (milky quartz).
What is a silky luster?
200
A rock is made from....
2 or more minerals
300
Determining the color of the powder left behind when dragging a mineral on a ceramic tile.
What is the streak test?
300
What is this rock's name?
What type of rock is this? (Be specific)
What features does this rock have that make it its specific rock type?
What is sandstone?
What is a sedimentary rock?
What are horizontal layers of sediments?
300
What is this mineral?
What is this mineral's luster?
What is gypsum (selenite)?
What is transparency?
300
What a mineral breaks in rough and jagged pieces.
What is a fracture?
400
I use this to determine how difficult it is to scratch a mineral.
What is the Mohs hardness scale?
400
What is this rock's name?
What type of rock is this? (Be specific)
What features does this rock have that make it its specific rock type?
What is gneiss?
What is a foliated-metamorphic rock?
What are foliated bands? (Folds)
400
What is the name of this mineral?
What type of luster does this mineral have?
What is flourite?
What is vitreous luster?
400
When a mineral breaks in clean, smooth and flat pieces.
What is cleavage?
500
A list of the elements and compounds found within a mineral.
What is the chemical formula?
500
What is this rock's name?
What type of rock is this? (Be specific)
What features does this rock have that make it its specific rock type?
What is pumice?
What is an extrusive igneous rock?
What is fossilized gas bubbles? (Vesicles)
500
What is the name of this mineral?
What type of luster does this mineral have?
What is pyrite?
What is metallic luster?
500
A mineral is made from...
What is one chemical element or compound?