Earth Science Minerals

The property of a mineral breaking unevenly:

According to the Moh's scale, at what point can a mineral cut glass?

The property of a mineral splitting easily along flat planes:

Valuable minerals that are prized for their rarity and beauty:

This gives a mineral its crystal shape:

Minerals can form when a solution becomes:

When crystals form from magma, ___________ crystals form if the magma cools slowly.

This is an example of a shiny luster:

On Moh's scale of hardness, this represents the hardest:

What is the hardest mineral?

This mineral is known as Fool's Gold

The color of a minerals powder:

Which of the following is a carbonate?

How many minerals are in Earth's Crust?

The term that means a mineral was never part of a living organism.

What % of Earth's crust would be made of silicates?

Amber is a rick-like material made from fossilized trees. Is it a mineral?

Minerals are always in what phase of matter?

T/F Streak is a better test then color because streak shows a mineral's true color.

Which of the following is a silicate?