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10 Minerals Quiz
8th Grade Science Mineral Quiz
Question | Answer |
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sulfur | yellow, brittle, nonmetallic, used in matches and gunpowder |
flint (quartz) | common fire-starter, sparks when struck with steel, opaque, harder than glass |
crystal quartz | translucent, when though often tinted by impurities, harder than glass |
graphite | slippery, gray isotope of carbon, found in pencil "lead", and lubricants |
talc | powdery white, used in face powder (talcum powder) and as a thickener in paints |
hematite | iron oxide (rust), leaves a red-orange streak, red to black in color, metal |
magnetite | black, glittery form of iron ore, very magnetic when domains are aligned |
pyrite | fool's gold, glittery gold color, reacts with acid |
galena | cubic fractures, shiny, silver, main ore of lead |
calcite | white, veined, cubic fractured, made of calcium carbonate, main component of chalk and antacids |