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Mineral Properties

Mineral ID

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What is a mineral? Solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, fixed composition, crystal structure (SNIFC)
Describe the mineral property of cleavage tendency of a mineral to split and form flat, smooth surfaces
Describe the mineral property of hardness ability of a mineral to resist scratching
Compare silicate to nonsilicate minerals A silicate is a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen atoms and a nonsilicate is a mineral without silicon (Si) that does not contain silicon and oxygen compounds.
Describe radioactivity unstable atomic nuclei decay over time, releasing particles and energy
native mineral and examples a mineral that is an element (like Au, Cu, Ag, Fe)
The most common type of mineral in earth's crust. silicate (Silicon and Oxygen compound)
What is a silicate? A mineral that is a compound with silicon.
How do you classify a mineral? (SNIFC) Solid naturally occuring inorganic fixed composition crystal structure
Uranium has a special property of... radioactivity
Chemical Symbol for Gold Au
Chemical Symbol for SIlver Ag
Chemical Symbol for Iron Fe
Chemical Symbol for copper Cu
Chemical Symbol for Uranium U
Is SiO2 a element or a compound? Compound
Chemical symbol for Lead Pb
Chemical Symbol for Tin Sn
Created by: Amatulli Science
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