Minerals

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Flashcards on Minerals, created by Bilal Khan on 03/06/2017.
Bilal Khan
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What are rocks made of?
What is a mineral? Naturally-formed solid substance with a crystal structure
Examples of some minerals
What are ores? Rocks that contain valuable minerals like iron or copper.
Examples of ores
Main properties of minerals
What is hardness? A measure of the ability to scratch or be scratched by other minerals.
How is hardness assessed? By comparing minerals using the mohs scale.
What is the mohs scale? A scale of used in mineralogy to see a minerals hardness. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10.
3 ways mineral can be analysed By color, by lustre and by the streak.
What is lustre? How shiny a mineral is.
What is streak? The color left behind when you try to scratch an unglazed white tile with the mineral.
Another example of a streak test
What is the compound put in this flame? Sodium!!!
What about this flame? Calcium!!!
And this flame? Barium!!!
And finally this flame? Potassium!!!
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