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Minerals – Ch 5 TermsProperties Groups Identification Random 100 200 300 400 500
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The mass of a substance to the volume is its ____ Answer
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Density Home
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The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is its _____ Answer
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Hardness Home
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Tendency of a mineral to break and form uneven, irregular surfaces Answer
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Fracture Home
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An inorganic solid with characteristic chemical composition and physical properties Answer
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Mineral Home
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Fluorite and Halite belong to what mineral group? Answer
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Halides Home
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The way that light is reflected from a mineral’s surface Answer
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Home Luster
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True/False: Chatoyancy means “cat’s eye” and has a silky appearance Answer
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True Home
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What is the color of a mineral in a powdered form? Answer
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Streak Home
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What physical property is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals? Answer
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Color Home
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What is the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes, forming flat surfaces? Answer
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Cleavage Home
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A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern Answer
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Crystal Home
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What are the 2 main groups of minerals? Answer
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Silicates or Non- silicates Home
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Minerals are usually _____, meaning they do not contain carbon Answer
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Inorganic Home
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Mineral that does not contain silicon and oxygen (SiO 2 ) Answer
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Nonsilicate Home
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Mineral that contains silicon and oxygen compounds Answer
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Silicate Home
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Answer True or False: A mineral that glows in ultraviolet light is phosphorescent
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False (fluorescent) Home
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Oxides, Sulfides, Halides, Carbonates, and Sulfates are all major classes of what group of minerals? Answer
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Nonsilicate Minerals Home
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Cubes, hexagonal prisms, and irregular masses are common mineral structures for what group of minerals? Answer
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Nonsilicate Minerals Home
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If an unstable atomic nuclei decays into stable nuclei, the mineral is ____. Answer
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Radioactive Home
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Answer What are 3 physical properties mineralogists use to identify minerals?
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Color, streak, hardness, luster, cleavage, fracture, density, crystal shape Home
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What class of minerals is the most common on Earth? Answer
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Silicates Home
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What is the softest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale? Answer
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Talc Home
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True/False: Quartz and Amethyst are examples of Nonsilicate Minerals Answer
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False; they are Silicates! Home
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True/False: Hematite is an example of a mineral in the Oxide group Answer
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True Home
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True/False: Galena and Mica both have fracture Answer
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False Home
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