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Cat Dillon's Mineral
Stack #124686
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gems | highly prized minerals because they are rare and beautiful |
| ore | a mineral rock |
| cleavage | physical property of some minerals that causes them to break along smooth, flat surfaces |
| fracture | physical property of some minerals that causes them to break with uneven rough or jagged surfaces |
| streak | the color of a mineral when it is in a powdered form |
| specific gravity | the ratio of its weight copared with the wieght of an equal volume of water |
| luster | the way a mineral reflects light |
| hardness | how easily a mineral can be scratched |
| silicate | Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen |
| magma | hot melted rock material |
| crystal | a solid in which the atoms are arranged in orderly, repeating patterns |
| ore | a mineral rock |
| gems | highly prized minerals because they are rare and beautiful |
| cleavage | (blank) |