Unit 2 Part 2 Identifying Minerals

The physical properties of minerals are used to observe and describe matter.

• True

• False

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Which one is NOT a physical property of minerals?

• Color

• Chemical composition

• Luster

• Streak

Which physical property is the easiest to observe but the least useful?

• Color

• Streak

• Hardness

• Density

What mineral can be any color depending on what trace elements are in it?

• Quartz

• Pyrite

• Calcite

• Gold

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What causes minerals to have different colors?

• Water

• Crystal shape

• Trace elements

• Density

Rose Quartz color is because it has iron, ________, and/or manganese in it.

• gold

• titanium

• sulfur

• mercury

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Purple quartz or "amethyst" has the element ______ in it that give it it's color.

• iron

• silver

• copper

• titanium

What are the two minerals that are the exception to the not using color to determine it's name?

• Rose Quartz and Purple Quartz

• Calcite and Halite

• Pyrite and Gold

• Malachite and Cinnabar

The phyical property luster can be described as _________, non-metallic, and glassy.

• lustery

• dull

• metallic

• smooth

Which physical property looks at the "shininess" of a mineral?

• Luster

• Color

• Texture

• Streak