Minerals-Part 2

Minerals-Part 2

By Restie Carullo

Multiple Choice

Man made diamonds are considered minerals.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Coal is

made from the remains of

dead plants. Is coal a mineral?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What causes

minerals to form crystals?

Multiple Choice

What shape are gold crystals? This is same as salt crystals. Sugar is more of a hexagon prism

• cubes

• octahedron

• rhombohedron

• tetrahedron

Multiple Select

What two elements are found in silicate minerals?

• silicon

• oxygen

• silica

• hydrogen

Open Ended

How are sulfate minerals different from sulfide minerals?

Multiple Choice

Chrysocolla mineral, based on the image, what type of luster is being shown by the given mineral?

• Metallic

• Submetallic

• Nonmetallic

​Hematite*

Open Ended

Why is streak more useful than color in identifying a mineral?

Open Ended

Streak plates have a hardness of about 6.5 on the Mohs scale and cannot be used for testing harder minerals. Why?

Multiple Choice

What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?

• Diamond

• Topaz

• Talc

• Gypsum

​Reminder of the Lab 1: Growing Crystals in your respective homes.