Minerals Notes

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mineral?

• Gold
• Basalt
• Galena
• Diamond

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

• Naturally occurring
• Solid
• Organic
• Crystal Structure

The tenancy for a mineral to break along flat surfaces

• cleavage
• silicate mineral
• atom
• compound

The solid form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms

• crystal
• density
• element
• fracture 

The amount of matter in a given space

• element
• density
• fracture
• hardness

Which of the following characteristics does this mineral display?

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Magnetism
• None!

Which of the following will scratch all the other minerals? (Use the following image)

• Corundum
• Quartz
• Gypsum
• Apatite

The way the surface of a mineral reflects light

• mineral
• luster
• non silicate mineral
• streak

All the of crystals in this image are quartz...which of the following describes the problem we might have when ID them?

• Different minerals can have different colors
• Different minerals can have the same colors
• The same mineral can have different colors
• Minerals all have the same color

Color is one property used to identify minerals

• True
• False