Ch#9- Minerals and Ores

The process by which a crystal grows is called ________.

A mineral composed of more than one chemical element would be classified as a(n) ________ mineral.

A more reliable identifcation property than simply a mineral's color is its ______.

Diamond, with a hardness reading of 10, is twice as hard as apatite, with a hardness of 5.

When you conduct an acid test on a mineral sample, you are watching for ________.

Which of the following gives the only possible hardness values for calcite, feldspar and diamond?

A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid having a definite chemical composition is called a(n) ___________.

A mineral rated as 1 on the hardness scale is ________.

What is the difference between compound and native minerals?

A geologist who studies and identifies mineral samples is called a(n) _______.

two or more substances physically combined, not chemically bonded.

A mineral with only one kind of atom.

The system used to rate a mineral's hardness is called ________.

Determining the density of a mineral sample requires finding its mass and volume.

Which of the following is not a mineral?

A mineral is a good resource only if it is useful.

All minerals are composed of two or more elements.

Fool's gold (also called pyrite), a mineral of iron and sulfur, is classified as a(n)

Which of the following is not a native mineral?

The mineral cinnabar, also called mercury sulfide, is an important source, or _________, of mercury.

how mica can be broken into flat cheets

Sulfur is to native mineral as quartz is to ________.

Good and wise dominion produces only beneficial results.

Mining is one way to exercise dominion, but we must be careful to maximize its benefits while minimizing its ________.

The color of a mineral's powder

Any mineral that contains the element oxygen is an oxide mineral.

Diamond is composed of carbon.

A carat is a unit of ________.

The ratio of the density of a specimen to the density of water at 4 degrees Celsius

Which of the following tests would provide the best example of a mineral's color?

Liquid water is considered a mineral.

Oxides are compounds that consist of ________ and another element, usually a __________.

At one time aluminum was more valuable than gold.

Some minerals are too hard to leave a streak on a streak plate.

Minerals more commonly known as salts, including table salt and road salt, are called ____________

What property of copper make it a good material for plumbing pipes?

A deep vertical shaft of rock produced by volcanic activity in which diamonds are frequently found is called a ________.

Which of the following is a mixture?

Obsidian, a mineral of volcanic origin, breaks in smooth, curved surfaces, showing _______ fracture.

A mineral's crystal classification deals mostly with its ________.

The most abundant family or class of minerals in the earth's crust is the _________.

How can you tell if a rock is a carbonate

Which of the following methods is the most comon for obtaining minerals and ores?

The best conductor of electricity is ___________.

The types of minerals that are most likely to be found in placer deposits are ______ minerals.

A mineral composed of more than one chemical element would be classified as a _______ mineral.