1. Minerals Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Properties I Properties II
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2. Properties - $100 What does INORGANIC mean?
Not living and never was/will be

3. Properties - $200
The repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles from a solid called…
Crystal (Structure)

4. Properties - $300
The way light reflects off a mineral.
Luster

5. Properties - $400
Another way to identify minerals; it leaves the color of the POWDER behind when rubbed against a white tile.
Streak

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The mineral property is the least reliable for mineral identification.
Color

7. 2 - $100 The scale that is used to measure the hardness of minerals.
Moh’s Hardness Scale

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When a mineral breaks along flat surfaces.
Cleavage

9. 2 - $300 When a mineral breaks along jagged edges with no real pattern
Fracture

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The hardest mineral.
Diamond

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The softest mineral
Talc

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Does this mineral have cleavage or facture?
Cleavage

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Does this mineral have cleavage or fracture?
Cleavage

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Does this mineral have cleavage or fracture?
Fracture

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Volume on the left is 20.0 mL & on the right is 22.8 mL. What is the volume of the mineral?
2.8 cm3

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If the mass of a mineral is 10g and the volume of mineral is 5cm3 what is the density?
2 g/cm3

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A mineral is made of rocks
False

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Quartz can scratch diamond
False

19. 4 - $300 The two samples of the mineral have different densities.
False

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List three ways to identify minerals.
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Although the color of pyrite is gold what is the streak color of pyrite?
Black

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Name a type of luster
What is metallic

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Name the mineral – Hint: It stinks
Sulfer

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Name the mineral.
Diamond

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What is the equation for density?
D – m/v

26. 5 - $500 Explain why you need more than 1 test to identify a mineral.
Because so many minerals look alike or have similar properties.

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