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Mineral Anions
Flame Tests
Properties of Minerals
Melting points
Miscellaneous
100
What is the chemical symbol for an oxide?
What is O2-
100
What color do sodium based minerals burn?
yellow orange
100
The way light reflects off of a mineral.
What is luster?
100
A melting point is a _____________property
physical
100
What is the formula for specific gravity?
Specific gravity = mineral density/water density
200
What is the chemical symbol for sulfide?
What is S2-
200
What color does magnesium based minerals burn?
No color
200
The scale that is used to measure the hardness of minerals
What is Moh's Hardness Scale
200
An oxide has a ______ melting point than a sulfide
higher
200
What is the formula for density?
Density = mass/volume
300
What is the chemical symbol for a carbonate?
What is CO3^2-
300
What color does calcium based minerals burn?
reddish orange
300
How can you test the hardness of a mineral?
Rubbing minerals against each other
300
In the halite category of minerals, in general chlorides have a ________ melting point than fluorides.
lower
300
What is the density of water?
1 g/cm^3
400
What is the chemical symbol for sulfate?
What is SO4^2-
400
What color does barium based minerals burn?
Pale green
400
Muscovite has a high degree of
cleavage
400
carbonates in general have a _________melting point than sulfates
higher
400
What kind of property is density?
physical property
500
What is the mineral class which has the highest charge?
What are phosphates?
500
What color of flame will the mineral calcite burn?
reddish orange
500
Minerals with a higher degree of cleavage have ______ surfaces.
Smooth
500
Why do minerals with higher positive and negative charges have higher melting points?
Greater attraction between + and - charges
500
Quartz is a _________ mineral
silicate