Properties of minerals

Which property do you see in the picture?

• luster

• hardness

• streak

Which properties do we use to identify minerals?

• size and mass

• luster, streak and hardness

• size and color

Which minerals DO NOT reflect light?

• metallic

• nonmetallic

• solids

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

____ how easily a mineral is scratched, or it scratches something.

• streak

• hardness

• luster

A __ is a solid that is arranged in a regular repeat pattern.

• solid

• crystal

• hardness

The hardest mineral is __

• talc

• diamond

• apatite

The softest mineral is __

• calcite

• talc

• diamond

____ is when a mineral breaks along smooth surfaces.

• cleavage

• fracture

• streak

__ is when a mineral breaks along rough surfaces.

• cleavage

• fracture

• crystal