Earth Science Chapter 3 Minerals

This is how a mineral breaks

This is easily seen but not the best way to classify minerals

This is how the mineral reflects light

Which term refers to the resistance of a mineral to scratching?

This is a mineral rock with a useful substance that can be mined for profit

Which is hardest on the Mohs scale?

Cleavage is this type of break

What is a characteristic of a mineral?

This is a regular repeating pattern of atoms, all minerals have this structure.

What is the hardest mineral?

These are other property of minerals used in identifying them

These are rare and beautiful minerals

Rocks are made up of these

What is the powder formed when a mineral is rubbed on a porcelain plate?

This is molten rock material

This type of cleavage is in jagged edges

What two elements do silicates contain?

The weight of a mineral relative to weight of an equal volume of water.

Two ways that minerals are formed

These are mineral deposits found in rocks