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Final Rocks Identification Flashcards

1
Q

What is used for making sulfuric acid?

A

Pyrite.

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2
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What mineral has a metallic luster, gold color, and cubic crystals?

A

Pyrite.

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3
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What mineral is the source of lead for bullets, and a source of lead for rechargeable batteries?

A

Galena.

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4
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What mineral has a metallic luster, silvery-blue color, is heavy, and has cubic crystals?

A

Galena.

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5
Q

What mineral is used in baby powder?

A

Talc.

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6
Q

What mineral can be scratched with a fingernail and has a soapy fool?

A

Talc.

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7
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What mineral fizzes with acids, has rhombohedral cleavage, and has clear crystals?

A

Calcite.

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8
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What mineral is used in antacids?

A

Calcite.

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9
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What mineral is used in table salt and for de-icing roads?

A

Halite.

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10
Q

What mineral has cubic cleavage and tastes salty?

A

Halite.

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11
Q

What mineral is used in glass, watch components, and is a source of silicon for semiconductors?

A

Quartz.

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12
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What mineral is glassy, heard, has no cleavage, and has crystal prisms?

A

Quartz.

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13
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What mineral is a source of iron for steel and jewelry?

A

Hematite.

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14
Q

What mineral has a reddish-brown streak, a rusty or metallic silver color?

A

Hematite.

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15
Q

What mineral is a source of iron for steel and magnets?

A

Magnetite.

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16
Q

What mineral is magnetic?

A

Magnetite.

17
Q

What mineral is used in ceramics and false teeth?

A

Feldspar.

18
Q

What mineral is pinkish in color, has cleavage at right angles, and striations?

A

Feldspar.

19
Q

What mineral is used in sandpaper?

A

Garnet.

20
Q

What mineral has dodecahedral crystals?

A

Garnet.

21
Q

What mineral is used in medicine, fertilizer, explosives, and gunpowder?

A

Sulfur.

22
Q

What mineral is yellow in color and smells?

A

Sulfur.

23
Q

What mineral is used in drywall and ceramics?

A

Gypsum.

24
Q

What mineral has tabular crystals, and is soft and splintery when scratched?

A

Gypsum.

25
Q

What mineral is used in electrical insulators and make up?

A

Muscovite mica.

26
Q

What mineral is silvery in color and peels into sheets?

A

Muscovite mica.

27
Q

What mineral is used in pencils and industrial lubricant?

A

Graphite.

28
Q

What mineral has a dull metallic luster, silver streak, and greasy feel?

A

Graphite.

29
Q

What mineral is used in ceramics?

A

Kaolinite.

30
Q

What mineral is white, soft, and powdery?

A

Kaolinite.

31
Q

What mineral is used in rubies and sapphires?

A

Corondium.

32
Q

What mineral is very hard?

A

Corondium.

33
Q

What mineral is used in electrical wiring and coins?

A

Copper.

Environmental Geology Lab (1 decks)

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