Properties of Minerals

Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• size

-The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.

• streak

• color

• harness

• luster

• the way a mineral's surface reflects light.

• streak

• luster

• color

• hardness

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

• streak test
• luster test
• Mohs hardness scale
• fracture

The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Gypsum
• Talc
• Diamond
• Feldspar

Which mineral could Fluorite scratch?

• Diamond

• Calcite

• Quartz

• Apatite

Which mineral could Quartz NOT scratch?

• Corundum

• Talc

• Feldspar

• Calcite

Which of the following minerals can Apatite scratch? Select THREE correct answer choices.

• Gypsum

• Fluorite

• Calcite

• Diamond

Which of the following minerals can Topaz scratch? Select THREE correct answer choices.

• Quartz

• Diamond

• Calcite

• Apatite

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• streak
• length