Mineral Identification Tests

Question 0

Why is it the least reliable

Answer 0

Some minerals like halite are clear

Question 1

What is the color test

Answer 1

The easiest test to preform but it is the least reliable

Question 2

What is luster

Answer 2

The way a mineral reflects light

Question 3

Name the 2 categories of luster

Answer 3

metallic and non- metallic

Question 4

Name 3 example of metallic luster

Answer 4

Galena
Pyrite
Magnetite

Question 5

What is the hardness test

Answer 5

A minerals resistance to scratching

Question 6

What do we usually use as a base line with hardness

Answer 6

Glass

Question 7

What is glass hardness

Answer 7

5.5

Question 8

Name the only mineral with a hardness of 10

Answer 8

Diamond

Question 9

What is streak

Answer 9

The collar of the mineral

Question 10

What is cleavage

Answer 10

The ability to be “cut” along flat surfaces

Question 11

What are the 3 types of cleavage

Answer 11

Basal cleavage
Cubic cleavage
Rhombohedral cleavage

Question 12

What is basal cleavage

Answer 12

Splits in to flat sheets

Question 13

What is cubic cleavage

Answer 13

The mineral splits in three direction
Each 90 degree of each other
Like a cube

Question 14

What is rhombohedral cleavage

Answer 14

The mineral slits like a cube with sides not at 90 degrees

Question 15

Fracture

Answer 15

Minerals without cleavage may break in typical patterns useful for identification. Unpredictable predictable braking pattern

Question 16

Name the HALITE look alike that reacts with hydrochloride acid

Answer 16

Calcite