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Mineralogy
Question | Answer |
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What is the ability of a mineral to resist scratching? | Hardness |
What do you use for seeing what minerals are softest and hardest? | Mohs Scale of Hardness |
What is the look of glass? | Vitreous |
What is the look of an oil-coatedvsubstance? | Greasy |
What is the look of resin? | Resinous |
What is the look of silk? | Silky |
What is the look of a sparkly diamond? | Adamantine |
What is curved and rounded like the inside of a shell? | Conchoidal |
What breaks into fibers? | Fibrous |
What breaks into stiff sharp pieces? | Splintery |
What breaks into pieces with rough edges? | Hackly |
What breaks into rough uneven surfaces? | Irregular |
What is the softest mineral? | Talc |
What is the hardest mineral? | Diamond |
What mineral has a hardness of 2? | Gypsum |
What mineral has a hardness of 9? | Corundum |
What mineral has a hardness of 3? | Calcite |
What mineral has a hardness of 8? | Topaz |
Which mineral has a hardness of 4? | Fluorite |
Which mineral has a hardness of 7? | Quartz |