What type of mineral would provide the greatest luster?
A shiny or metallic mineral
Are minerals solid, liquid or gas?
Solid
What is the softest mineral on Moh's Scale?
Talc
Why is ice a mineral, but water is not?
Ice is a solid and water is a liquid. All minerals are solid.
List two uses for minerals.
medicine, fertilizer, jewelry, building materials, cosmetics, cooking materials (pots and pans), salt
Usually the same color as the mineral.
Streak
What is the hardest mineral on Moh's Scale?
Diamond
How do we identify minerals?
By their physical properties.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical make-up and a repeating crystal structure
mineral
What type of breakage is displayed here?
Cleavage
Give at least 3 charaactersitics of minerals.
natural, inorganic, solid, ordered internal structure, definite chemical composition
A student uses a penny and an iron nail to test how well a mineral can resist scratching. What property is being tested?
Hardness
Everything you can see is made of matter. True or False.
True
The way a mineral's surface reflects light
Luster
Are minerals natural or man - made?
Natural
The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.
Streak
What is the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness?
Moh's Hardness Scale
Name at least 3 of the physical properties of minerals.
Colour, Lustre, Streak, Hardness, Transparency, Magnetism