Properties of Minerals

a naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline solid material that has a specific chemical composition and crystal form and characteristic physical properties

• mineral

• rock

• magnetism

• density

the natural pigment of a rock or mineral

• color

• streak

• luster

• fracture

the tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weak bonding

• cleavage

• fracture

• density

• hardness

the regular pattern of atoms, molecules, or ions inside the crystals that make up a mineral

• crystal structure

• streak

• mineral

• hardness

the color of a mineral in powdered form

• streak

• cleavage

• crystal structure

• fracture

the texture or shape of a rock's or mineral's surface when broken

• fracture

• cleavage

• streak

• hardness

the shininess, or appearance and quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral

• luster

• color

• density

• crystal structure

the resistance a mineral offers to scratching

• hardness

• cleavage

• desnity

• fracture

equal to mass divided by volume

• density

• crystal structure

• mineral

• color