Properties of minerals

The way a surface reflects light.

• color
• luster
• streak
• density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Amount of matter in a given space.

• breakage
• hardness
• cleavage
• density

Outside appearance of a mineral.

• streak
• hardness
• color
• breakage

A shiny material is described as having a __________________ luster

• metallic
• nonmetallic

________________ is the softest mineral.

• Talc
• Diamond

________________ is the hardest mineral.

• Talc
• Diamond

Which mineral property is being tested in the diagram below?

• Streak
• Cleavage
• Breakage
• Luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

___ can be measured by using mass and volume of a mineral.

• density

• crystal

• fracture

• hardness

___ can only be used to identify a few minerals.

• Color.

• Luster.

• Hardness.

• Streak.

___ is the structure that is based on the number and angle of the faces.

• Crystal.

• Density.

• Hardness.

• Streak.