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Mineral I.D Quizz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the following mineral?


Hardness: 9

Color: Dark Red

Density: 4

No Streak

Hexagonal/ Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Garnet

b)

Pyrite

c)

Corundum

d)

Topaz

2.

What is the following MIneral?


Hardness: 1

Color: Clear/Green

Density: 2.7

Streak: White

Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Calcite

b)

Talc

c)

Halite

d)

Sulfur

3.

What is the Following MIneral?


Hardness: 10

Color: Clear, Yellow, And Grey

Density: 3.5

No Streak

Pyramid/ Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Quartz

b)

Topaz

c)

Hematite

d)

Diamond

4.

What is the Following MIneral?


Hardness: 8

Color: Yellow, Blue, Clear

Density: 3.5

No Streak

Hexagon/ Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Topaz

b)

Garnet

c)

Corundum

d)

Quartz

5.

What is the Following Mineral?


Hardness: 3

Color: Clear

Density: 2.2

Streak: White

Cubic Crystal Shape

a)

Fluorite

b)

Halite

c)

Gypsum

d)

Calcite

6.

What is the Following Mineral?


Hardness: 7

Color: Basicly any color you can think of

Density: 2.6

No Streak

Hexagon/ Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Dolomite

b)

Gypsum

c)

Quartz

d)

Gold

7.

What is the Following Mineral?


Hardness: 3

Color: Gold and Yellow

Density: 19.3

Streak: Yellow

Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Gypsum

b)

Pyrite

c)

MIca

d)

Gold

8.

What is the Following Mineral?


Hardness: 2

Color: Yellow

Density: 2.1

Streak: Yellow

Irregular Crystal Shape

a)

Sulfur

b)

Fluorite

c)

Kaolinite

d)

Silver

9.

What is the Following Mineral?


Hardness: 3

Color: Black

Density: 3

Streak: White

Flat Sheets

a)

Mica

b)

Malachite

c)

Muscovite

d)

Magnetite

10.

What is the softest and Hardest mineral on Mohs Hardness Scale

a)

Gypsum and Topaz

b)

Talc and Quartz

c)

Talc and Diamond

d)

Sulfur and Diamond

11.

I am a Mineral with a hardness of 2, that no one can figure out but you. I am on Mohs Scale, but I am no harder than 3, now guess what comes second for this Mineral I.D :P

a)

Gypsum

b)

Sulfur

c)

Kaolinite

d)

Graphite

12.

What Mineral Is 6th on Mohs Scale?

a)

Topaz

b)

Quartz

c)

Feldspar

d)

Fluorite

13.

What Mineral looks like Gold, but isn´t?

a)

Fools Gold

b)

Gold

c)

Pyrite

d)

Sulfur

14.

What Month is the Month That Diamond is it´s Birth Stone?

a)

January

b)

April

c)

March

d)

June

15.

Select a Mineral

a)

Sandstone

b)

Cement

c)

Garnet

d)

Metamorphic

16.

What are the 10 Minerals on Mohs Scale? (in order)

a)

Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Apatite, Corundum, Talc, Topaz, Gypsum, Diamond, and Feldspar

b)

Diamond is the only Mineral :0

c)

Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Fluorite, Feldspar Quartz, Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond

d)

Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Fluorite, Apatite, Feldspar, Quartz, Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond

17.

What Little known Mineral is HARDER than Diamond???

a)

Wurtzite Boron Nitrite

b)

Lonsdaleite

c)

Diamond

d)

Bedrock (Minercrafers :)

18.

What is the MOST Abundant Mineral?

a)

Quartz

b)

Diamond

c)

Talc

d)

Apatite

19.

What Mineral is used to make Pencils???

a)

Clay

b)

Led

c)

Graphite

d)

Chalk

20.

What Mineral is used to make Sandpaper???

a)

Corundum

b)

Diamond

c)

Topaz

d)

Iron

21.

What is the SOFTEST Mineral?

a)

Tacl

b)

Talk

c)

Talck

d)

Talc

22.

What mineral is Quartz turned PURPLE by Small Imputies like Iron????????

a)

Opal

b)

Emerald

c)

Amethyst

d)

Fluorite