Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 9 common mineral properties?
A
Hardness, Cleavage, Streak, Lustre, Colour, Density, Crystal form, other properties (fracture reaction to hcl, smell taste)
2
Q
What is a mineral?
A
A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid with a definite but sometimes variable chemical composition.
3
Q
What temperature to igneous rocks crystallize at
A
1300-750 degrees celsius
4
Q
What temperature do igneous rocks start melting?
A
850 degrees celsius
5
Q
What temperature range does metamorphism occur but without reaching melting temperatures?
A
250-650 degrees celsius
6
Q
what temp does lithification occur
A
below 250 dc
