Earth Science Chapter 9 Test Review

A geologist who studies mineral samples

Any mineral with oxygen is an oxide mineral

The ratio of a mineral density to density of water

Quarts is a _____ mineral

When an acid test is being conducted on a mineral you look for

What does the Mohs scale measure

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Using a FLAME to identify a mineral

Process of which a crystal grows

What is the most common method of obtaining mineral

Diamonds are made of carbon

What is mineral composed of more than one element

Liquid water is not a mineral

Aluminum has never been more valuable than gold

A more reliable way of determining a mineral color

Carat is a measure

A mineral with only one kind of atom

A mineral rated one on the Mohs scale would be

One of two things oxide consist of

Best conductor of electricity

Obsidian breaks in smooth curved surfaces what kind of fracture is it?

Determining the density of a mineral requires finding its mass and volune

No minerals are too hard for a streak test

Fools gold made of iron and SULFUR is a

Types of minerals found in placer deposits

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A property of some mineral crystals to easily split

A color test used to identify a mineral

A pure substance formed by chemically combining to it more elements

A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid that has a definite chemical composition

A physical combination of two or more substances

The amount and quality of light that a mineral reflects

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What test would best determine a minerals color

A mineral is a good resource only if it's useful

Manner in which some mineral break

Most abundant family of minerals

A minerals crystal classification deals mostly with the