Properties of Minerals

Front

What is the structure that is based on the number and angle of the faces of a mineral?

Back

Crystal form

Front

What is it called when a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way with rough or jagged edges?

Back

Fracture

Front

What does Moh’s scale of hardness rank minerals from?

Back

1 which is the softest to 10 which is the hardest.

Front

What type of crystals do minerals formed from magma that cools quickly have?

Back

Small crystals.

Front

What is a naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure?

Back

Mineral.

Front

What is the term for the ability of a mineral to resist scratching?

Back

Hardness.

Front

What is the term for the way a mineral breaks along specific planes?

Back

Cleavage.

Front

What is the term for the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is rubbed on a streak plate?

Back

Streak.

Front

What is the term for the measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume of a mineral?

Back

Density.

Front

What type of mineral does not contain silicate?

Back

Non-silicate mineral.