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SCIENCE MINERALS (october) Flashcards

1
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The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral

A

LUSTER

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2
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Is the color of a mineral in it’s powdered form

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STREAK

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3
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Tendency for minerals that do not exhibit cleavage when broken like quartz is said to be broken

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FRACTURE

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4
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The external expression of the internal arrangement of atoms of a mineral

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CRYSTAL FORM

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5
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Most obvious property of a mineral and it is often an unreliable diagnostic property

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COLOR

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6
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The tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weak bonding

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CLEAVAGE

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7
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Measure the resistance of a mineral to abstain or scratching

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HARDNESS

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8
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It is a number which represents the ratio of the weight of an equal volume of water

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SPECIFIC GRAVITY

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9
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Reflects like a metal such as gold and silver

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METALLIC MINERALS

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10
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Silver (Ag) which _____,times denser than water

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10.5

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11
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Does not reflect like a metal

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NON-METALLIC MINERALS

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12
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Six systems of crystal

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*Cubic
*Tetragonal
*Hexagonal
*Orthorhombic
*Monoclinic
*Triclinic

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13
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Most hardest minerals

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Diamond, 10 (scale number)

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14
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Most Hardness Scale (in order with scale numer and common object)

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Diamond-10(scale number)
Corundum- 9 - Masonry Drill Bit
Topaz - 8
Quartz - 7 - Steel nail
Orthoclase -6 - knife/ glass plate
Apatite -5
Fluorite - 4 - copper penny
Calcite - 3 - fingernail
Gypsum - 2
Talc - 1

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15
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Specific gravity and d borax

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S.G : <2

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16
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Specific gravity of Pyrite

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S.g : 4.9- 5.2

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17
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S.G OF HEMATITE

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4.9 - 5.3

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18
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the study of minerals

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MINERALOGY

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19
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building of rocks that contain elements or compounds found naturally on crust of the earth

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MINERALS

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20
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naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent for which it is mined and worked

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ORES

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21
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they are named usually by chemical and mineral names

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MINERALS

22
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lead sulphide

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galena

23
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sodium chloride

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HALITE

24
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most abundant of the minerals

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SILICEOUS MINERALS

25
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never found in nature but it exist in silicate form

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SILICON

26
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they also contain calcium and magnesium which are metals bit not considered as sources of minerals

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NON-METALLIC

27
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contains carbonates, sulfates, and other compounds or native elements of sulfur

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NON-METALLIC MINERALS

28
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common metal ores

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METALLIC MINERALS

29
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found in pure form and do not exist in chemical combination with he other elements

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METALLIC MINERALS

30
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they are formed bt the mixture of metallic ore with waste materials

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ORES can be called as “GANGUE”

31
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power nuclear from

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URANIUM

32
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building infrastructure projects

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IRON, & ALLOY such as STEEL

33
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making soap, glass, enamels and washing powders

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BORAX

34
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manufacture of cement, mortar, and building materials

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CALCITE

35
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making explosive, fireworks and dyes

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SULFUR

36
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making pencil as lead

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GRAPHITE

37
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making optical instruments

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QUARTZ

38
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softest mineral on the earth

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TALC

39
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the hardest mineral in the earth

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DIAMOND

40
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making pwder for cosmetic, paints, ceramic and paper

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TALC

41
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making porcelain and enamel

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FELDSPAR

42
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known for their color, luster, and hardness

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GEM MINERALS

43
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pieces of jewelry

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DIAMOND

44
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10 minerals that are from METALLIC MINERALS

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*IRON
*NICKEL
*COPPER
*GOLD
*SILVER
*CHROMIUM
*ZINC
*MERCURY
*LEAD
*PLATINUM

45
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3 examples of NON-METALLIC MINERALS

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*SILICA
*CLAY(RED)
*KOALNITE(WHITE)
*MARBLE

46
Q

major producers of nickel

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PALAWAN AND SURIGAO

47
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most prolific copper and gold producers

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MANKAYAN, districts PROVINCE OF BENGUET

48
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SURIGAO-DAVAO

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contributing much to Philippine gold production

49
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How many metric tons of non-metallic minerals (sand, gravel, limestone, marble and gold producers

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67.66 billion metric tons

50
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what ranked the Philippines as the most mineralized country in the world

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RANKED 5th

51
Q

how many metric tons of metallic minerals

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  1. 5 billion metric tons

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