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- 1. Multiple Choice
_?_ is determined by scratching a mineral with other minerals.
Fracture
Hardness
Streak
Color
- 2. Multiple Choice
The tendency for a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form, smooth flat surfaces.
cleavage
fracture
crystallization
hardness
- 3. Multiple Choice
The color of the powdered form of a mineral found by rubbing a mineral against a white tile.
luster
cleavage
streak
fracture
- 4. Multiple Choice
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.15810 - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?fracturecrystalcompositionnone of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe tendancy for a mineral to break along curved, irregular shaped surfaces refers to?minerallusterhardnessfracture
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?streakcrystal structureinorganicchemical composition
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following must be true for a substance to be considered a mineral?It must be organicIt must be glassyIt must be a gemIt must be naturally occurring
- 9. Multiple Choice
The softest minerals is _?_
Quartz
Topaz
Talc
Amethyst
- 10. Multiple ChoiceYou are in California playing around in a stream when you come across a substance that appears to be gold. Which test would be the most inaccurate in determining if it is gold?colorstreakhardnessdensity
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHardness of 2-3, cubic crystals and cleavage, and tastes salty.calcitehalitequartzgypsum
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHardness of 3, rhombic cleavage and crystals, and fizzes in acid.calcitehalitegypsumquartz
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHardness of 7, conchoidal fracture, hexagonal crystals, and vitreous luster.calcitehalitegypsumquartz
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMetallic gray cubes, hardness of 2-4, high specific gravity (feels very heavy for its size).gypsumcoppergalenahornblende
- 15. Multiple ChoiceYellow metallic, hardness 6-7, cubic crystals, conchoidal fracture, greenish-blackpyritegoldsulfurkaolinite
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMetallic to earthy gray, hardness of 1-2, unclear cleavage, writes on papergraphitegalenapyritehematite
- 17. Multiple ChoiceVitreous translucent to transparent mineral, hardness of 4, 4-directions of cleavage, glows in UV light, can be multi-colored (used in tooth paste)quartzgalenacorundumfluorite
- 18. Multiple ChoicePearly, opaque, hardness of 1, indistinct cleavage, soapy feeltalcgypsumcalcitekaolinite
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAdamantine luster, hardness of 10, octahedral cubic crystalsquartzcorundumhornblendediamond
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHexagonal crystal, conchoidal fracture, many colors but often red to brownish-gray, hardness of 9corundumdiamondpotassium feldsparhematite
- 21. Multiple Choice
The mineral in the picture has a _?_ luster.
nonmetallic
metallic
pearly
earthy
- 22. Multiple Choice
What mineral property is shown in the picture?
cleavage
hardness
streak
fracture
- 23. Multiple Choice
What mineral property is shown in the picture?
hardness
cleavage
fracture
streak
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich mineral property is being shown here?lusterhardnesscleavagestreak
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich property of minerals does the photo represent?fracturestreaklustercleavage
- 26. Multiple Choice
The way a surface (of a mineral) reflect light. Either metallic or nonmetallic:
cleavage
streak
luster
reflection
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