Properties of Minerals #2

Characteristics that can be observed or measured.

• physical properties

• density

• luster

• breakage

When determining the color of a minerals powder, what tool would you need?

• streak plate

• hand lens

• microscope

• triple-beam balance

When determining which minerals will scratch other minerals, you would need to refer to the:

• Periodic Table of Elements

• Rocks Guide Book

• Moh's Hardness Scale

• Richter Scale

Which indicator would not be good as the only indicator when identifying a mineral?

• Color

• Breaking Pattern

• Specific Gravity

• Hardness

Fracture or cleavage of a mineral tells you the:

• color

• hardness

• temperature

• breakage pattern

Which of the following is not true of all minerals?

• Definite Chemical Composition

• Definite Crystalline Shape

• Made in Laboratories

• Solid

Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?

• fluorite

• gypsum

• talc

• topaz

Which minerals would all scratch apatite?

• diamond, topaz, quartz

• quartz, calcite, gypsum

• fluorite, talc, calcite

• diamond, fluorite, corundum

Which of the following minerals will a knife scratch?

• quartz

• orthoclase

• corundum

• apatite

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals is a __________.

• rock

• mineral

• streak

• luster