Name the first observed but least useful property of a mineral? Luster Color Streak Hardness.

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Name the first observed but least useful property of a mineral? Luster Color Streak Hardness

Name the first observed but least useful property of a mineral? Luster Color Streak Hardness

What you call the color of a mineral’s powder? Fracture Cleavage Color Streak

What you call the color of a mineral’s powder? Fracture Cleavage Color Streak

Hardness is the resistance to being ___________. Scratched Torn Broken Bent

Hardness is the resistance to being ___________. Scratched Torn Broken Bent

Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major categories of ___________. Fracture Luster Light Streak

Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major categories of ___________. Fracture Luster Light Streak

True or False: Cleavage is a property that describes smooth breakage. True False

True or False: Cleavage is a property that describes smooth breakage. True False

True or False: Fracture is a property that describes smooth breakage. True False

True or False: Fracture is a property that describes smooth breakage. True False

When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects to see ____________. Glowing minerals Fizzing or bubbling Breaking rocks Nothing

When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects to see ____________. Glowing minerals Fizzing or bubbling Breaking rocks Nothing

Due to a mineral’s hardness, a harder mineral will ___________ a softer mineral. Melt Flatten Stretch Cut

Due to a mineral’s hardness, a harder mineral will ___________ a softer mineral. Melt Flatten Stretch Cut