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Color a mineral leaves when it is rubbed across a white ceramic plate
Streak
Acid
Luster
Hardness
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Ability of a mineral to break into pieces w/ arclike, jagged edges
Break
Streak
Fracture
Cleavage
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Classification of a mineral that is valuable enough to mine
Crystal
Rock
Ore
Gem
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Minerals are identified by...
Neither
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties
Both Chem. & Phys.
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Ability of a mineral to break easily & evenly along one/more flat planes
Break
Streak
Cleavage
Fracture
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Write down the steps you would use to identify a mineral.
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The hardest mineral in the world is
Quartz
Diamond
Talc
Corundum
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Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
Luster
Streak
Acid
Hardness
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A mineral's color is generally the result of
Hardness
State of Matter
Trace Elements
Crystalline Shape
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All are crystal systems EXCEPT
Triangle
Monoclinic
Hexagonal
Cubic
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If a mineral scratches glass, what is true about the mineral?
Hardness of 1
Hardness of 3
Harder than glass
Less hard than glass
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Naturally occurring, inorganic solid w/ specific chem. composition & definite crystalline shape
Gem
Ore
Mineral
Crystal
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A solid in which atoms are arranged in repeating patterns
Ore
Gem
Mineral
Crystal
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Which is more useful in identifying a mineral?
Streak
Luster
Shape
Color
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Earthy, nonmetallic, vitreous, pearly are words used to describe a mineral's ...
Luster
Hardness
Color
Streak
