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WorksheetsIdentify the mineral!
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Metallic gray cubes, hardness of 2-4, high specific gravity.
a)
gypsum
b)
copper
c)
galena
d)
hornblende
2.
Has various colors, lusters, and hardness values; red-brown streak; opaque
a)
halite
b)
hematite
c)
kyanite
d)
pyrite
3.
Yellow or red, nonmetallic, brittle, hardness of 2-3, has an odor
a)
sulfur
b)
kaolinite
c)
kyanite
d)
talc
4.
Black-green color, vitreous, opaque, hardness of 5-6, prismatic cleavage not at 90 degrees
a)
biotite mica
b)
hornblende
c)
graphite
d)
corundum
5.
Thin translucent to transparent sheets (1-D cleavage); colorless or pale color; hardness of 2
a)
talc
b)
biotite mica
c)
muscovite mica
d)
gypsum
6.
Dark colored thin sheets, opaque to translucent, hardness of 2-3, brittle
a)
hornblende
b)
muscovite mica
c)
gypsum
d)
biotite mica
7.
Metallic to earthy gray, hardness of 1-2, unclear cleavage, writes on paper
a)
graphite
b)
galena
c)
pyrite
d)
hematite
8.
Opaque nonmetal of pale colors, hardness of 6, 2 directions of cleavage, striations and lamellae
a)
quartz
b)
fluorite
c)
diamond
d)
potassium feldspar
9.
Blue-green nonmetal, hardness of 6, triclinic crystals, 2-directions of cleavage, striations and lamellae
a)
fluorite
b)
copper
c)
amazonite
d)
corundum
10.
orange-metal to opaque green non-metal, hackly fracture, high specific gravity
a)
copper
b)
pyrite
c)
galena
d)
amazonite
11.
Vitreous translucent to transparent mineral, hardness of 4, 4-directions of cleavage, glows in UV light, can be multi-colored
a)
quartz
b)
galena
c)
corundum
d)
fluorite
12.
Blue to white bladed mineral with splintery fracture, hardness of 4 to 7, triclinic crystals
a)
kaolinite
b)
amazonite
c)
kyanite
d)
talc
13.
Chalky white to brown nonmetal, opaque, hardness of 2-3, earthy-clay odor
a)
kaolinite
b)
kyanite
c)
talc
d)
sulfur
14.
Pearly, opaque, hardness of 1, indistinct cleavage, soapy feel
a)
talc
b)
gypsum
c)
calcite
d)
kaolinite
15.
Adamantine luster, hardness of 10, octahedral cubic crystals
a)
quartz
b)
corundum
c)
hornblende
d)
diamond
16.
Hexagonal crystal, conchoidal fracture, many colors but often red to brownish-gray, hardness of 9
a)
corundum
b)
diamond
c)
potassium feldspar
d)
hematite
17.
Greenish, vitreous to earthy, no cleavage, hardness of 6-7
a)
Amazonite
b)
Olivine
c)
Fluorite
d)
Sulfur
18.
Hardness of 2-3, cubic crystals and cleavage, and tastes salty.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
quartz
d)
gypsum
19.
Hardness of 2, plastic feel, and 3-D of cleavage (not at 90 degrees)
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
quartz
d)
gypsum
20.
Hardness of 3, rhombic cleavage and crystals, and fizzes in acid.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
gypsum
d)
quartz
21.
Hardness of 7, conchoidal fracture, hexagonal crystals, and vitreous luster.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
gypsum
d)
quartz
22.
Yellow metallic, hardness 6-7, cubic crystals, conchoidal fracture, greenish-black streak
a)
pyrite
b)
gold
c)
sulfur
d)
kaolinite
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