chapter 26.1 Flashcards
is a naturally occuring inorganic solids with a crystalline form
minerals
colored mineral in powdered form
streak
mineral breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating sts of smoothing parellel sides
cleavage
minerel that break with irregular surfaces
fracture
minerals resistance to scratching
hardness
molten rock material inside earth
magma
what makes up the earths crust
oxygen and silicon
what does inorganic mean
non living materials
What does the arrangment of atoms
atoms and bonds
what are the seven ways to identify the mineral
luster hardness
gravity color
streak cleavage
specific
What are your two types of luster
metallic and non metallic
How do metallic Luster reflect light
reflects light like a metal surface would
like a metal surface very easy
How would non metallic reflect light
not as reflective
how do you perform a streak test
rub mineral on an un glazed porcelain tile
what are the two types of breakage
cleavage and fracture