Final Rocks Identification Flashcards
What is used for making sulfuric acid?
Pyrite.
What mineral has a metallic luster, gold color, and cubic crystals?
Pyrite.
What mineral is the source of lead for bullets, and a source of lead for rechargeable batteries?
Galena.
What mineral has a metallic luster, silvery-blue color, is heavy, and has cubic crystals?
Galena.
What mineral is used in baby powder?
Talc.
What mineral can be scratched with a fingernail and has a soapy fool?
Talc.
What mineral fizzes with acids, has rhombohedral cleavage, and has clear crystals?
Calcite.
What mineral is used in antacids?
Calcite.
What mineral is used in table salt and for de-icing roads?
Halite.
What mineral has cubic cleavage and tastes salty?
Halite.
What mineral is used in glass, watch components, and is a source of silicon for semiconductors?
Quartz.
What mineral is glassy, heard, has no cleavage, and has crystal prisms?
Quartz.
What mineral is a source of iron for steel and jewelry?
Hematite.
What mineral has a reddish-brown streak, a rusty or metallic silver color?
Hematite.
What mineral is a source of iron for steel and magnets?
Magnetite.
What mineral is magnetic?
Magnetite.
What mineral is used in ceramics and false teeth?
Feldspar.
What mineral is pinkish in color, has cleavage at right angles, and striations?
Feldspar.
What mineral is used in sandpaper?
Garnet.
What mineral has dodecahedral crystals?
Garnet.
What mineral is used in medicine, fertilizer, explosives, and gunpowder?
Sulfur.
What mineral is yellow in color and smells?
Sulfur.
What mineral is used in drywall and ceramics?
Gypsum.
What mineral has tabular crystals, and is soft and splintery when scratched?
Gypsum.
