Minerals

Question 1

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

Answer 1

CRYSTAL LATTICE

Question 2

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

Answer 2

COLOR

Question 3

______________ is the color of a mineral’s powder.

Answer 3

STREAK

Question 4

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

Answer 4

CRYSTAL SHAPE

Question 5

______________ shows the presence and arrangement of atoms in minerals.

Answer 5

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS

Question 6

What are the 8 physical properties of minerals?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

______________ is where salty waters slowly evaporate.

Answer 7

SULPHATE CLASS

Question 8

______________ contains pure native elements.

Answer 8

ELEMENT CLASS

Question 9

______________ are the types and proportions of the chemical elements.

Answer 9

CHEMICAL FORMULA

Question 10

______________ contains natural salts.

Answer 10

HALIDE CLASS

Question 11

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

Answer 11

FRACTURE

Question 12

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

Answer 12

MINERALS

Question 13

______________ & ______________ determines the physical properties of minerals.

Answer 13

CHEMICAL FORMULA & CRYSTAL LATTICE

Question 14

______________ is the largest group of minerals.

Answer 14

SILICATE CLASS

Question 15

______________ is deposited in marine environments.

Answer 15

CARBONATE CLASS

Question 16

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

Answer 16

CLEAVAGE

Question 17

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

Answer 17

LUSTER

Question 18

______________ has important biological minerals.

Answer 18

PHOSPHATE CLASS

Question 19

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

Answer 19

HARDNESS

Question 20

What are the 8 chemical properties of minerals?

Answer 20

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 21

Minerals can be identified by their ______________.

Answer 21

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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