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Which two minerals are commercial sources of iron?
galena and graphite
muscovite and biotite mica
garnet and flourite
hematite and magnetite
Which three minerals are most likely used in the construction of a house?
graphite, pyrite, and halite
garnet, galena, and sulfur
talc, amphibole, and fluorite
selenite gypsum, dolomite, and muscovite mica
Which mineral might scratch the mineral fluorite, but would not scratch the mineral amphibole?
brucite
magnesite
carnallite
olivine
Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth's crust?
nitrogen
oxygen
potassium
silicon
Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?
garnet
halite
sulfur
graphite
Which two properties are most useful in distinguishing between galena and halite?
cleavage and color
luster and color
hardness and streak
streak and cleavage
Which mineral is commonly mined as a source of the element lead (Pb)?
galena
quartz
magnetite
gypsum
Which chemical formula represents the composition of a mineral that usually exhibits fracture, not cleavage?
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
NaCl
CaCO3
(Fe, Mg)2SiO4
The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by minerals'
color and type of luster
streak and hardness
composition and atomic arrangement
density and magnetism
Which physical property can be observed in this photograph?
cleavage
hardness
magnetism
streak
Moh's scale arranges minerals according to their relative
resistance to breaking
resistance to scratching
specific heat
specific gravity
The diagram below shows the results of one test for mineral identification. Which mineral property is being tested?
luster
density
fracture
streak
Which mineral bubbles when acid is placed on it?
Calcite
Pyroxene
Potassium Feldspar
Garnet
A human fingernail has a hardness of approximately 2.5. Which two minerals are softer than a human fingernail?
calcite and halite
sulfur and fluorite
graphite and talc
pyrite and magnetite
Which sequence correctly matches each test, A, B, and C, with the mineral property tested?
A—cleavage; B—streak; C—hardness
A—cleavage; B—hardness; C—streak
A—streak; B—cleavage; C—hardness
A—streak; B—hardness; C—cleavage
Which mineral is white or colorless, has a hardness of 2.5, and splits with cubic cleavage
calcite
halite
pyrite
biotite mica
The mineral wollastonite has a hardness of 4.5 to 5. Which New York State mineral could easily scratch wollastonite?
garnet
halite
gypsum
talc
What is a common use for the mineral that is mined at the southern end of the two largest Finger Lakes?
making talcum powder
vulcanizing rubber
polishing jewelry
melting ice
Which of the following elements is not found in Plagioclase Feldspar?
Na
Al
Si
Pb
Which mineral was tested?
amphibole
quartz
galena
graphite
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