Crystals, Cleavage, Fracture Mineral Review

The color of a mineral when scraped on a tile in powder form is called the mineral's

• hardness

• specific gravity

• luster

• streak

How light reflects off of a mineral's surface, which can be described as metallic or nonmetallic?

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture

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Why is coal not a mineral? (Research what coal is made of)

• It's not a solid

• It is man-made

• It is not inorganic

• It is made of carbon

The following image shows what mineral property?

• Hardness

• Streak

• Crystals

• Density

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy, metallic, and nonmetallic are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster

• color

• streak

• cleavage

What mineral is used for pencils?

• Graphite
• Galena
• Magnetite
• Quartz

What mineral is salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

The mineral halite is formed by 

• hot water solutions
• cooling of magma
• cooling of lava
• evaporation

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Which mineral property is being tested in the diagram below?

• Streak
• Cleavage
• Breakage
• Luster

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