Minerals Flashcard

Front

Which mineral has the distinctive property of reactivity to acid? Options: magnetite, calcite, sulfur, fluorite

Back

calcite

Front

The streak of minerals will always match their color.

Back

FALSE

Front

Breaking a mineral doesn't break its chemical bonds.

Back

FALSE

Front

Several mineral samples are sorted into two groups: shiny minerals and dull minerals. By which physical property are the minerals sorted?

Back

luster

Front

Refer to the following list of minerals: Talc, Gypsum, Calcite and Fluorite; which is the hardest?

Back

Fluorite

Front

A mineral’s cleavage describes which of the following?

Back

The pattern or patterns according to which it breaks

Front

What is the appearance of a mineral with a vitreous luster?

Back

glassy

Front

Why does halite break into cubes?

Back

It fractures along perpendicular planes.

Front

Which of the following would display the reactivity (a chemical property) of a mineral? Is easily scratched by a piece of quartz, Breaks easily when struck with a chisel, Bubbles when touched by acid, Has a shiny surface

Back

Bubbles when touched by acid