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Minerals Quiz Review
Question | Answer |
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What are the properties of a mineral? | Solid, inorganic, naturally-occuring, organized crystal structure, definite chemical composition |
Water | Liquid; not a mineral |
Ice cube | Manmade; not a mineral |
Glacier | Mineral |
Pearl | Pearly not metallic luster |
Ruby | Adamantine luster |
Halite(Salt) | Vitreous luster |
Talc | Softest mineral |
Mohs Hardness Scale | Scale where mineral are categorized based on their hardness. |
Streak | The color of the mineral in powdered form. |
Fracture | The manner in which a mineral breaks along an fractures surface |
Cleavage | The tendency to split along flat smooth surfaces |
Vitreous | The look of glass |
Greasy | The look of an oil-coated substance |
Resinous | The look of resin |
Silky | The look of silk |
Pearly | The look of pearls. Ex. Pearl |
Adamantine | The look of hard, sparkly diamond. Ex. Diamond, ruby |
Metallic luster | having the look of metal |
Non metallic luster | any other type of luster besides metallic |
Gold | Metallic luster |