Minerals Regents Questions

Which two minerals are commercial sources of iron?

• galena and graphite

• muscovite and biotite mica

• garnet and flourite

• hematite and magnetite

Which three minerals are most likely used in the construction of a house?

• graphite, pyrite, and halite

• garnet, galena, and sulfur

• talc, amphibole, and fluorite

• selenite gypsum, dolomite, and muscovite mica

Which mineral might scratch the mineral fluorite, but would not scratch the mineral amphibole?

• brucite

• magnesite

• carnallite

• olivine

Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth's crust?

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• potassium

• silicon

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Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?

• garnet

• halite

• sulfur

• graphite

Which two properties are most useful in distinguishing between galena and halite?

• cleavage and color

• luster and color

• hardness and streak

• streak and cleavage

Which mineral is commonly mined as a source of the element lead (Pb)?

• galena

• quartz

• magnetite

• gypsum

Peridot is a from of the mineral

• pyrite

• pyroxene

• olivine

• garnet

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The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by minerals'

• color and type of luster

• streak and hardness

• composition and atomic arrangement

• density and magnetism

Which statement is best supported by Bowen's Reaction Series?

• Most minerals crystallize

• Most felsic minerals usually crystallize before most mafic minerals

• Muscovite mica and quartz are the last minerals to crystallize as magma cools.

• Biotite mica is the first mineral to crystallize as magma cools