CHUNKY MINERALS. 5 PARTS TO THE DEFINITION OF A MINERAL 1. Not man made Answer: Naturally occurring.

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CHUNKY MINERALS

5 PARTS TO THE DEFINITION OF A MINERAL 1. Not man made Answer: Naturally occurring

2. Is not now, and was never alive. Answer: Inorganic

3. Not a liquid or gas Answer: Solid

4. Ratio of elements forming a compound Answer: definite chemical composition

5. crystalline structure Answer: Internal arrangement of atoms

MINERAL IDENTIFICATION 6. The way something reflects light Answer: luster

7. Resistance to being scratched Answer: hardness

8. Breakage in flat planes Answer: cleavage

9. Breakage not along flat planes Answer: fracture

10. Color of the mineral’s powder Answer: streak

11. Is color a useful identifying characteristic Answer: No

12. An easy test for calcite Answer: apply acid

13. This mineral has cubic cleavage and is used to melt ice Answer: halite

14. The most abundant mineral in beach sand Answer: quartz

15. All of the characteristics of a mineral are related to its... Answer: Internal arrangement of atoms

16. Another name for Amphibole Answer: hornblende

17. This elements chemical symbol is Mg. Answer: magnesium

18. Nonmetalic luster, 2.5, cleavage, KAl 3 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 Answer: Muscovite Mica

19. What elements give Biotite Mica a black or dark brown color? Answer: Mg, Fe – magnesium and iron

20. What property of a diamond allows diamond powder to be used to shape other gems? Answer: hardness

21. Which mineral with nonmetalic luster can scratch calcite but not fluorite? Answer: Dolomite

22. Which element is in 15 of the 21 minerals on pg 16? Answer: Oxygen