Minerals

The way in which a mineral's surface reflects light.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Density
• Luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The tendency of a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Hardness
• Streak

The color of a mineral's powder form.

• Streak
• Hardness
• Magnetism
• Luster

CaSO₄

• Silicate
• Sulfate
• Halide
• Sulfide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Be₂Al₃SiO₂

• Silicate
• Sulfate
• Sulfide
• Oxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Ti₂Al₃O₂

• Halide
• Sulfide
• Oxide
• Silicate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A mineral can be scratched by gypsum (2) and quartz (7).

What is the hardness range?



• 1-2

• 2-7

• 2-10

• 7-10

A mineral could NOT be scratched by both calcite (3) and apatite (5).

What is the hardness range?

• 1-3

• 3-5

• 3-10

• 5-10

A mineral could be scratched by topaz but NOT by fluorite.

What is the hardness range?

• 1-4

• 4-8

• 4-10

• 8-10

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

SNICE
All mineral are N____?

• Nosy
• Nice to look at 
• Naturally occurring
• Nonsilicates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1