Mineral Quiz 23-24 Practice

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What are 5 characteristics a material must have to be a mineral?

• solid
• naturally occuring
• inorganic
• specific chemical formula
• Organized crystal structure

What is more reliable?

• Color of a mineral
• Streak of a mineral

What is the way a mineral mineral breaks along clean faces?

• Cleavage
• Color
• Luster
• Streak
• Reaction to Acid

What is the colored powder left on a porcelain plate when the mineral is dragged against it?

• Streak
• Color
• Luster
• Reaction to Acid
• Magnetism

How many directions of cleavage does this mineral have?

• 1
• 3 at 90 degrees
• 3 at not 90 degrees
• 2
• it does not have cleavage, only fracture

From softest to hardest, what is the correct order of tools that test hardness?

• fingernail, penny, glass, steel rod
• magnet, glass plate, streak plate, penny
• fingernail, steel rod, penny, magnet
• steel rod, glass plate, streak plate, magnet, fingernail

This mineral is clear and taste like salt. What is this mineral?

• Halite
• Apatite
• Augite
• Biotite Mica
• Calcite

What is special about this mineral?

• It has a metallic luster
• It has 3 directions of cleavage at 90 degrees
• It has 3 directions of cleavage at "not 90" degrees
• It has conchoidal fracture.