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Minerals
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1A [blank_start]mineral[blank_end] is any naturally occurring inorganic said that possesses an orderly crystalline structure and a define chemical composition that allow for some variation
- Amineral
2A [blank_start]rock[blank_end] is any said mass of mineral, or mineral-like, matter that occurs naturally as a part of our planet
- Arock
3[blank_start]Aggregates[blank_end] - implies that the minerals are joined in such a way that their individual properties are retained
- AAggregates
4The mineral’s internal structure, will have a difference depending on the place you obtained it from.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
5[blank_start]hardness[blank_end] - is a type of mineral strength in which it is a measure of the resistance of a mineral to abrasion and scratching
- Ahardness
6MINERAL STRENGTH [blank_start]Cleavage[blank_end] - tendency of a mineral to break(cleave) along planet of weak bonding
- ACleavage
7MINERAL STRENGTH [blank_start]Fracture[blank_end] - minerals that have chemical bonds that are equally or nearly equally strong in all directions
- AFracture
8MINERAL STRENGTH [blank_start]Tenacity[blank_end] - describe a mineral's resistance to breaking, bending, cutting or other forms of deformation
- ATenacity
9[blank_start]Density[blank_end] is an important property of matter which defined as mass per unit volume
- ADensity
10[blank_start]effervescence[blank_end] - vigorous bubbling when dropped by HCl
- Aeffervescence
11MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]rock forming minerals[blank_end] - make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust- Arock forming minerals
12MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]economic minerals[blank_end] - used extensively in the manufacture of products; less abundant- Aeconomic minerals
13MINERAL GROUP
[blank_start]silicate minerals[blank_end] - most common mineral group that contains oxygen and silicon atoms- Asilicate minerals
14[blank_start]Feldspars[blank_end] - most abundant mineral group
-found in many igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks- AFeldspars
15[blank_start]Quartz[blank_end] - major constituent of many igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
-found in variety of colors
-exhibits conchoidal fracture when broken- AQuartz
16[blank_start]Muscovite[blank_end] - abundant member of the mica family
-excellent cleavage in one direction- AMuscovite
17[blank_start]clay minerals[blank_end] - mostly found in soil
-typically form as product of chemical- Aclay minerals
18PROPERTIES OF A MINERAL
[blank_start]Luster[blank_end] - appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a material- ALuster
19PROPERTIES OF A MINERAL
[blank_start]Color[blank_end] - most conspicuous characteristic; considered a diagnostic property of only a few mineral- AColor
20PROPERTIES OF A MINERAL
[blank_start]streak[blank_end] - color o f a mineral in powdered form- Astreak
21PROPERTIES OF A MINERAL
[blank_start]habit[blank_end] - crystal shape; common shape of individual crystals or aggregates of crystals- Ahabit
22ABILITY TO TRANSMIT LIGHT
[blank_start]opaque[blank_end] - no light is transmitted- Aopaque
23ABILITY TO TRANSMIT LIGHT
[blank_start]Translucent[blank_end] - light but not an image is transmitted- ATranslucent
24ABILITY TO TRANSMIT LIGHT
[blank_start]transparent[blank_end] - both light and image are visible- Atransparent
25MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]Olivine[blank_end] - major constituents of dark colored igneous rock
-abundant in Earth's upper mantle- AOlivine
26MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]pyroxenes[blank_end] - important components of dark igneous rock
- most common member = AUGITE- Apyroxenes
27MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]amphibole[blank_end] - most common: HORNBLENDE- Aamphibole
28MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]biotite[blank_end] - dark, iron rich member of the mica family
- possesses a sheet structure that gives excellent cleavage in one direction
-shiny appearance- Abiotite
29MINERAL GROUPS
[blank_start]Garnet[blank_end] - has a glassy luster
- lacks cleavage
-exhibits conchoidal fracture- AGarnet
30When calcite is the dominant mineral, the rock is called [blank_start]limestone[blank_end]
- Alimestone
31[blank_start]Halite[blank_end] common name for table salt
- AHalite
32[blank_start]Conchoidal fractures[blank_end] are smooth curved surfaces resembling a broken glass
- AConchoidal fractures
33[blank_start]Mettalic[blank_end] Luster - minerals that have the appearance of a metal
- AMetallic
34[blank_start]Nonmetallic[blank_end] Luster - described using adjectives such as vitreous or glassy, dull or earthy
- ANonmetallic
35Mercury is the only liquid mineral
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
36Which of the following describe a mineral?
Check as many as needed.- ASolid Substance
- BDefinite Physical Composition that Allow for some Variation
- CDefinite Chemical Composition that does not Allow for some Variation
- DGenerally Inorganic
- EGenerally Organic
- FNaturally Occuring
- GSynthetic
- HOrderly Crystalline Structure
- IComposed of Crystals
- JDefinite Chemical Composition that Allow for some Variation
37A mineral is described as [blank_start]NATURALLY OCCURRING[blank_end] meaning to say it is formed through natural geological processes
- ANATURALLY OCCURRING
38A mineral is described as [blank_start]GENERALLY INORGANIC[blank_end], which means no parts of an organism should be considered a mineral.
- AGENERALLY INORGANIC
39A mineral is described as having an [blank_start]ORDERLY CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE[blank_end] meaning to say their atoms are arranged in an orderly, repetitive manner (crystals)
- AORDERLY CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE
40Glass is considered an [blank_start]amorphous[blank_end] solid where it is a non-crystalline solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal
- Aamorphous
- Bamorphic
- Cstrong
- Dcrystalline
- Enon-crystalline
- Fmorphé
41What is the scale used in characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals by means of scratching a harder material to a softer material?
- AMoh's Scale of Hardness
- BMohl's Scale of Hardness
- CMohs Scale of Hardness
- DScale of Hardness
- EMo's Scale of Hardness
- FMho's Scale of Hardness
42Check those who belong in the MINERAL STENGTH PROPERTY
- Afracture
- Bhardness
- Cluster
- Dtenacity
- Ecleavage
- Fdensity
- Gmagnetism
- Hbreaking
43 [blank_start]Mineralogy[blank_end]: systematic study that extensively covers description, crystallography, physical, chemical and environmental features of all minerals
- AMineralogy
44What are ways to describe a mineral's tenacity?
Check as many as needed.- Abrittle
- Bdense
- Cmalleable
- Delectric
- Emagnetic
- Fsectile
- Gelastic
- Hirregular
- Ieasily broken
- Jregular
45In describing tenacity, [blank_start]BRITTLE[blank_end] means that the mineral is hard but liable to break or shatter easily
- ABRITTLE
46In describing tenacity, [blank_start]MALLEABLE[blank_end] means that the mineral can be hammered into different shapes
- AMALLEABLE
47In describing tenacity, [blank_start]SECTILE[blank_end] means that the mineral can be cut into thin shavings
- ASECTILE
48In describing tenacity, [blank_start]ELASTIC[blank_end] means that the mineral can bend/stretch and snap back to its original position
- AELASTIC
49Complete the table.
**there is no repeated answer :)
- Abrittle
- Belastic
- Cmalleable
- Dsectile
- Ebrittle
- Felastic
- Gmalleable
- Hsectile
- Ibrittle
- Jelastic
- Kmalleable
- Lsectile
- Mbrittle
- Nelastic
- Omalleable
- Psectile
50Magnite can be picked up by magnets due to high iron content
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
51[blank_start]Double Refraction[blank_end] is what you call if a mineral is place over a text and the letters of the text appear twice
- ADouble Refraction
52Silicon is the #1 most abundant element in the continental crust
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
53[blank_start]Common Dark Silicate Minerals[blank_end] contain iron and magnesium.
- ACommon Dark Silicate Minerals
54Common Dark Silicate Materials, obviously, have a darker color. What makes it have a dark color and that contributes to their high specific gravity that goes up to 3.2 until 3.6?
- Amagnesium
- Biron
- Cmica
- Dgraphite
55Important [blank_start]Nonsilicate Minerals[blank_end] make up only about 8% of Earth's crust; some are constituents of sediment
- ANonsilicate Minerals
56What are the four important nonsilicate minerals?
- Acarbonate
dolomite
halide
sulfate - Bcarbohydrates
dolomite
halide
sulfate - Ccarbonate
dalomite
halide
sulfate - Dcarbonate
dalomite
halite
sulfate
- Acarbonate
57When there is a predominance of dolomite, the rock is considered a [blank_start]dolostone[blank_end]
- Adolostone
58A fracture is called a regular fracture if it has an uneven surface
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
59[blank_start]Augite[blank_end] is the most common member of the pyroxene group that is blackc, opaque and has a cleave of 90 degrees
- AAugite
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- Beschreibung
- **the minerals by group report are not included :))
- Autor
- Donna Isabela
- Sprache
- English
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