Mineral Identification

When a mineral breaks along rough, jagged surfaces it's called

• fracture

• cleavage

• hardness

• streak

#1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale and also used in baby powder.

• halite

• talc

• graphite

• gypsum

The least accurate way to identify a mineral.

• color

• hardness

• streak

• density

The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• streak

• color

• luster

• hardness

This mineral is used to preserve and season food. It is the mineral name for salt.

• magnetite

• graphite

• gypsum

• halite

This mineral is commonly used in pencil lead.

• halite

• talc

• graphite

• sulfur

The way that a mineral reflects light. It can be metallic or non-metallic.

• streak

• hardness

• fracture

• luster

The study of minerals is called

• meteorology

• geology

• astronomy

• mineralogy

The color left by a mineral in its powdered form.

• streak

• density

• hardness

• smudge

Which mineral is easily identified by smell?

• graphite

• galena

• halite

• sulfur