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Types of Minerals
Mineral Characteristics
Main properties of a Mineral
Other properties of a Mineral
Three groups used to classify rocks
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A soft mineral that is valuable and has its own color.
What is gold.
100
Has a crystal structure and is generally inorganic.
What is a mineral
100
A property that only SOMETIMES will help identify your rock.
What is color.
100
Rock or mineral with content that cause magnetic qualities.
What is magnetic.
100
Igneous, Sedimentary and metamorphic.
What are the three groups of rocks.
200
A mineral made by sand being morphed together by pressure.
What is glass.
200
Comes from a non-living source.
What is inorganic.
200
The powder from a mineral left when scratched on porcelain.
What is streak.
200
A mineral that when looked through will cause "double vision".
What is double refraction.
200
Rocks that come from molten (melted) material.
What is igneous.
300
A mineral that is used for pottery and ancient buildings.
What is clay.
300
Made in nature.
What is naturally occurring.
300
The words used to discribe how light reflects off a Rock or Mineral
What is luster
300
"fizzes" when touched with acid.
What is acidic.
300
Rocks formed from layer upon layer of sediment.
What is sedimentary.
400
A mineral used in house walls. (also know as sheet rock)
What is gypsum
400
Its usually from a non-living source.
What is generally inorganic.
400
Every crystal has this. These are formed on earth's surface by lava.
What are crystals.
400
Amount of transparency.
What is Diaphaneity
400
heat and pressure cause one rock to "morph" into another.
What is metamorphic.
500
The mineral found in pearls.
What is argonite.
500
Anything thats not liquid or gas.
What is solid.
500
These describe the way a rock or mineral breaks.
What is cleavage and fracture.
500
Characteristic that describes how the particles of a mineral hold together or resist separation.
What is tenacity.
500
The sandstone rock is in this category.
What is sedimentary.