Mineral Identification

Multiple Choice

#1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale and also used in baby powder.

• halite

• talc

• graphite

• gypsum

Multiple Choice

Guess the Mineral!

This mineral is the hardest naturally occurring mineral. It is most often used in jewelry but can also be used on the tips of saw blades. What is the name of the mineral?

• Fluorite.

• Talc.

• Diamond.

• Sulfur.

Multiple Choice

What equipment would you need to do a mineral streak test?

• a long pointed iron rod

• a rough white ceramic tile

• a disposable sample of talc

• a low powered microscope

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The color left by a mineral in its powdered form.

• streak

• density

• hardness

• smudge

Multiple Choice

Breakage along smooth, flat planes

• fracture
• cleavage
• streak
• ore

Multiple Choice

Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.

• streak
• color
• luster
• cleavage

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to find this, divide the mass of the material by its volume

• volume

• mass

• density

• weight

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Things like: green, red, yellow, blue, etc. describes what property of a mineral?

• Luster

• Streak

• Density

• Color

• Hardness

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A mineral's breakage pattern refers to its ___.

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage & Fracture

• Color

• Hardness

Multiple Choice

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above