Minerals

Question 1

______________ is deposited in marine environments.

Answer 1

CARBONATE CLASS

Question 2

What are the 8 physical properties of minerals?

Answer 2

1. COLOR 5. CLEAVAGE & FRACTURE
2. LUSTER 6. CLEAVAGE
3. STREAK 7. FRACTURE
4. HARDNESS 8. CRYSTAL SHAPE

Question 3

______________ is where salty waters slowly evaporate.

Answer 3

SULPHATE CLASS

Question 4

______________ is the tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes to make smooth surfaces.

Answer 4

CLEAVAGE

Question 5

______________ is the largest group of minerals.

Answer 5

SILICATE CLASS

Question 6

______________ has important biological minerals.

Answer 6

PHOSPHATE CLASS

Question 7

______________ contains pure native elements.

Answer 7

ELEMENT CLASS

Question 8

______________ is a break in a mineral that is not along a cleavage plane.

Answer 8

FRACTURE

Question 9

All minerals are crystalline, but only some have the opportunity to exhibit the shapes of their crystals, their ______________.

Answer 9

CRYSTAL SHAPE

Question 10

______________ are the types and proportions of the chemical elements.

Answer 10

CHEMICAL FORMULA

Question 11

______________ is the color of a mineral’s powder.

Answer 11

STREAK

Question 12

______________ are naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a definite chemical composition and a crystal lattice structure.

Answer 12

MINERALS

Question 13

______________ is the geometry of how the atoms are arranged and bonded together.

Answer 13

CRYSTAL LATTICE

Question 14

______________ contains natural salts.

Answer 14

HALIDE CLASS

Question 15

______________ shows the presence and arrangement of atoms in minerals.

Answer 15

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS

Question 16

______________ & ______________ determines the physical properties of minerals.

Answer 16

CHEMICAL FORMULA & CRYSTAL LATTICE

Question 17

______________ is the strength with which a mineral resists its surface being scraped or punctured.

Answer 17

HARDNESS

Question 18

______________ is often useful, but should not be relief upon.

Answer 18

COLOR

Question 19

Minerals can be identified by their ______________.

Answer 19

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Question 20

______________ describes the reflection of light off a mineral’s surface.

Answer 20

LUSTER

Question 21

What are the 8 chemical properties of minerals?

Answer 21

1. SILICATE CLASS 5. OXIDE CLASS
2. CARBONATE CLASS 6. SULPHIDE CLASS
3. SULPHATE CLASS 7. PHOSPHATE CLASS
4. HALIDE CLASS 8. ELEMENT CLASS

Question 22

______________ is the most important class to human civilization.

Answer 22

OXIDE CLASS

Question 23

______________ contains most of the economically significant minerals to man.

Answer 23

SULPHIDE CLASS