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2. This is the way in which a mineral reflects light.

3. What is luster.

4. This is the standard scale against which the hardness of minerals is rated.

5. What is Mohs Hardness Scale?

6. This is the manner in which a mineral breaks along either a curved or irregular surface.

7. What is fracture?

8. This is the color of a mineral in powder form.

9. What is streak?

10. This gives a mineral its specific properties.

11. What is the internal arrangement of atoms?

12. This mineral is known as “fool’s gold.”

13. What is pyrite?

14. With the exception of diamond, this mineral is the hardest.

15. What is corundum?

16. This bright yellow mineral can be recognized by odor alone.

17. What is sulfur?

18. This mineral can be recognized by its salty taste.

19. What is halite?

20. This mineral has the property of double refraction.

21. What is calcite?

22. This mineral is commonly used to make pencil “leads.”

23. What is graphite?

24. This mineral is used for fertilizers and explosives.

25. What is sulfur?

26. This mineral is used for wallboard, plaster and cement.

27. What is gypsum?

28. This mineral is the source of table salt.

29. What is halite?

30. This extremely soft mineral is used in cosmetics, chewing gum and paint.

31. What is talc?

32. This is the specific gravity of a mineral that has a massair = 4
This is the specific gravity of a mineral that has a massair = 4.5 g and a masswater= 2.9g.

33. What is 2.81?

34. This is the density of a mineral that has a mass of 5
This is the density of a mineral that has a mass of 5.8g and a volume 3.2 ml.

35. What is 1.81 g/ml?

36. This is the ratio of mass to volume.

37. What is density?

38. This is the ratio of the mass of the mineral to the mass of the water displaced by the mineral.

39. What is specific gravity?

40. This is the specific gravity of a mineral whose massair= 13
This is the specific gravity of a mineral whose massair= 13.9g and masswater= 5.1.

41. What is 1.58?

42. This mineral characteristic is a regualr repeating pattern of ions, atoms, or molecules.

43. What is crystaline structure?

44. Besides being an organic compound, petroleum is not a mineral because it does not have this characteristic.

45. What is solid, crystalline structure?

46. This characteristic means the mineral does not come from a living source.

47. What is inorganic?

48. This means no matter which way the mineral is sliced, its molecular arrangement isthe same in every direction.

49. What is consistent chemical composition?

50. Minerals cannot be man-made, they must be this.

51. What is naturally occurring?