Minerals Flashcards
An ____________ is the smallest particle of matter
Atom
An ____________ is a substance made of one kind of atom
Element
The Modern _________ Table is a chart containing all the known elements
Periodic
Name the mineral that is made up of the elements silicon and oxygen
Quartz
Name a single element mineral
Gold
Where are minerals found?
In the Earth’s crust and in oceans
How many elements are there on Earth
111
List 5 of the known elements
Oxygen, silicon, gold, carbon, nitrogen etc.
About how many minerals are found on Earth
3,000 different
Coal is a solid ________ substance that is formed from decaying plant matter
Organic
Name another organic substance that is not a mineral
Amber
Name the most common element found on Earth
Oxegen
Name two precious metals
Silver and gold
Name another term used for mineral’s characteristics
Properties
How does mica break
In thin sheets
Minerals ______ out of a liquid made of water and one or more elements
Form
Elements that make up each mineral are arranged in set __________
Patterns
Name the properties that miners use to help identify gold
Color and luster
What changes a minerals color
Impurities
Name two minerals that have at least three different color properties to consider
Quartz and diamond
When minerals are rubbed on a piece of unglazed tile they leave a colored line called ____________
Streak
Name property that reflects light
Luster
Name the property that compares how heavy a mineral is compared with how much space it takes up
Density
Name the property when two minerals are rubbed together and the harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral
Hardness
When minerals break along flat,even surfaces or in more than one direction this property is called
Cleavage
When a mineral breaks along curved or uneven surfaces rather than a flat surface, this property is known as
Fracture
What is the name of the hardness scale
Moh’s Hardness Scale
Name an example of a mineral that would use the property of taste
Halite
Using the Moh’s Scale which mineral has a hardest of 7?
Quartz
The mineral sulfur can be identified by the property of __________
Smell
What is the softest mineral in the Moh’s Scale?
Talc
What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s Scale?
Diamond
What is the shape of a salt crystal?
Cube
All ores are __________
Minerals
All minerals are not ________
Ores
Name a metal that is used in making nails and railways
Iron
Mining is the removal of an _____ from the Earth
Ore
What is borax?
A mineral
