Identifying Minerals

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What is luster?

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the way a mineral reflects light

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What is the Moh's Scale used for?

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To test the hardness of a mineral.

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The most unreliable way to identify a mineral is to use its...

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Color

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How do you find a mineral's streak? Options: By scratching it with a nail, By rubbing the mineral on a streak plate

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By rubbing the mineral on a streak plate

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When minerals break in a smooth predictable way, this is known as.

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Cleavage

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The hardest mineral on the Moh's Scale is. . .

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Diamond