1. CHUNKY MINERALS

2. 5 PARTS TO THE DEFINITION OF A MINERAL 1. Not man made Answer: Naturally occurring

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

4. 3. Not a liquid or gas Answer: Solid

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

6. 5. crystalline structure Answer: Internal arrangement of atoms

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

8. 7. Resistance to being scratched Answer: hardness

9. 8. Breakage in flat planes Answer: cleavage

10. 9. Breakage not along flat planes Answer: fracture

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

12. 11. Is color a useful identifying characteristic Answer: No

13. 12. An easy test for calcite Answer: apply acid

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

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

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

17. 16. Another name for Amphibole Answer: hornblende

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

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

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

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

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

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