Minerals - Regents Questions

The minerals listed in the table are varieties of which mineral?

• Garnet

• magnetite

• quartz

• olivine

Which physical property can be observed in this photograph?

• cleavage

• hardness

• magnetism

• streak

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 two minerals are commercial sources of iron?

• galena and graphite

• muscovite mica and biotite mica

• garnet and fluorite

• hematite and magnetite

Quartz and Halite have different crystal shapes primarily because

• light reflects from crystal surfaces

• energy is released during crystallization

• of impurities that produce surface variations

• of the internal arrangement of the atoms

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Which characteristic do samples of the mineral pyroxene normally exhibit?

• hardness of 5 to 6

• bubbling in hydrochloric acid

• cleaves of 56 and 124 degrees

• yellow to amber color

Which two minerals have cleavage planes at right angles?

• biotite mica and muscovite mica

• sulfur and amphibole

• quartz and calcite

• halite and pyroxene

Which mineral has a chemical composition most similar to andalusite, sillimanite, and kyanite?

• pyrite

• potassium feldspar

• gypsum

• dolomite

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Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?

• hardness and streak

• cleavage and color

• luster and fracture

• greasy feel and composition

The minerals talc, muscovite mica, quartz and olivine are similar because they

• have the same hardness

• are the same color

• contain silicon and oxygen

• break along cleavage planes

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