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1 A ______ is a scientist that studies rocks.

1 geologist Home

2 Name 5 properties that describe minerals.

2 light, hardness, luster, streak, shape

3 Field tests are done in the _____ where they are found.

3 area

4 What tools did we use to test for identifying color?

4 black and white streak plates

5 If a ____ scratches the mineral, it is most likely soft.

5 fingernail

6 If no light shows through the rock, it is _______.

6 opaque

7 What do the following words describe: dull, glassy?

7 Non-metallic

8 Which mineral is used in our pencils?

8 graphite

9 Which mineral used to be used to make windows in Moscow?

9 muscovite

Originally created by Mark E. Damon, Hillsborough School District, NJ