Minerals Review

Which three minerals are most likely used in the construction of a house?

• talc, amphibole, and fluorite

• selenite gypsum, dolomite, and muscovite mica

• graphite, pyrite, and halite

• garnet, galena, and sulfur

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

• quartz

• olivine

• garnet

• magnetite

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The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by the minerals'

• streak and hardness

• color and type of luster

• density and magnetism

• composition and atomic arrangement

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Fill in the blank: The mineral with a rhombohedral crystal shape and cleavage in three directions not at right angles is ______.

• halite

• calcite

• galena

• fluorite

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

Which mineral is known to cleave at 56° and 124°?

• Pyroxene

• Amphibole

• Biotite mica

• Muscovite mica

What is the typical hardness range for pyroxene?

• 2 to 3

• 3 to 4

• 5 to 6

• 6 to 7

Fill in the blank: _______ is a mineral that bubbles in hydrochloric acid.

• A) Calcite

• B) Quartz

• C) Pyroxene

• D) Olivine

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Fill in the blank: Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen are known as _______.

• A) Silicates

• B) Oxides

• C) Sulfides

• D) Carbonates

Which mineral is similar to talc, muscovite mica, quartz, and olivine because it contains silicon and oxygen?

• A) Orthoclase

• B) Calcite

• C) Amphibole

• D) Pyroxene

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