chapter 26 Flashcards

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Minerals

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a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystalline form

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2
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streak

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the color of a mineral in powder form

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3
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fracture

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minerals that break with an irregular surfaces exhibit

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hardness

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minerals ability to resist scratching

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5
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magma

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Molten rock mineral inside earth

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cleavage

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when a mineral breaks along preferred plane of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel sides

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a mineral is

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a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a Crystalline form

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8
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what are two most abundant chemicals that make up earths crust

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oxygen and silicon

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9
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what does inorganic mean

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material that is not living

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10
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what does the arrangement of an atom and the bond between then reflect on the mineral

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break hardness and what shape it has

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11
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what are all the ways to identify a mineral

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streak, atomic arrangement, cleavage, luster, hardness, fracture, crystal shape

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12
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what are the two types of luster

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metallic and non metallic

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13
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how does metallic luster reflect light

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like a metal would reflect light

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14
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how does non metallic luster reflect light

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very poorly like a glass or very earthy

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15
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how do you preform a streak test

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you rub the mineral onto another solid object

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16
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what are the two types of breakage that can happen to a mineral

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fracture and cleavage

17
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whats the naMe Of the scale of HardneSs

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Mohs hardness scale

18
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range on Moh’s hardness scale

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1 to 10 10 being diamond

19
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how many crystal shape systems are there

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There are 6

20
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minerals grow from the

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21
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what are the three ways minerals can form

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magma, water evaporation, and

22
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what are the two mineral groups

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metallic and non metallic

23
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which minerals mineral group is the most abundant in earth

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24
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what elements are silicates made of

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25
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non silicates do not contain which element

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26
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what mineral is used to make glass

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quartz