Minerals

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A mineral is a _______________, naturally occurring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it.

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Nonliving

Front

The hardest mineral is the ______________. Options: Diamond, Corundum, Topaz, Calcite

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Diamond

Front

What describes how a mineral's surface reflects light?

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Luster

Front

What is the color of a mineral in its powdered form?

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Streak

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The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces

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cleavage

Front

How a mineral splits apart when it does not break evenly: streak, hardness, cleavage, fracture

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fracture

Front

A ranking of minerals from softest to hardest

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Mohs hardness scale

Front

The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

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Talc

Front

Which one is not a property used to identify minerals? Options: streak, luster, hardness, size

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size

Front

What is a crystal?

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Material with a regular, repeating arrangement of atoms.