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Minerals Quiz Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |