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Module 4 Flashcards

1
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Are the building
blocks of rocks

A

Minerals

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2
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A person who studies minerals

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Mineralogist

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3
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what do minerologist use to determine whether a material is classified as a mineral or not

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Criteria

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4
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What are the 5 characteristics of a mineral

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  1. Naturally occurring
  2. Inorganic
  3. Homogenous solid materials should have definite volume and rigid shape
  4. Definite chemical composition
  5. Orderly crystalline structure
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5
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What are the properties of minerals that minerologist observe to identify minerals

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  1. Color
  2. Streak
  3. Hardness
  4. Cleavage
  5. Crystalline structure
  6. Amount of transparency
  7. Luster
  8. Tenacity
  9. Sectility
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6
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It rates the hardness of minerals by their ability to scratch softer minerals

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Mohs Hardness Scale

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7
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Mineral’s color may change depending on the surface

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color

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7
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Color of mineral in powdered form

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Streak

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8
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Mineral’s resistance to being broken and fracture ; tendency of mineral to break along flat surfaces

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Cleavage

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8
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Minerals resistance to scratching

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Hardness

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8
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Ability to allow
light to pass

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Diaphaneity/amount of transparency

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9
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The ideal shape of crystal faces

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Crystal habit

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10
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Over all sheen of mineral ; a manner by which mineral reflects light

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Luster

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11
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Describes the minerals reaction to stress

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Tenacity

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12
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Minerals are bent but they remain in the new position

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Flexible but inelastic

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12
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A mineral turns into powder

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Brittleness

13
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A mineral can be flattened by pounding with a hammer

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Malleability

14
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A mineral can be stretched into wire

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Ductility

15
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Minerals are bent and they bring back to their original position

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Flexible and elastic

16
Q

The ability of minerals to be sliced by a knife

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Sectility

17
Q

The manner breaks other than along planes of cleavage

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Fracture

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