Minerals Short Review

How a mineral reflects light from its surface

• crystal
• luster
• streak
• refraction

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The color of a minerals powder

• luster
• streak
• hardness
• texture

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

• streak test
• luster test
• Mohs hardness scale
• fracture

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Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.

• elements
• atoms
• fossils
• rocks

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The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Talc
• Obsidian
• Diamond
• Quartz

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The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Gypsum
• Talc
• Diamond
• Feldspar

Gold, silver and copper are examples of minerals that have ______________________ luster.

• metallic

• nonmetallic

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• a mineral's ability to resist being scratched

• streak

• luster

• color

• hardness

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

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above

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