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| What are the four characteristics of all minerals? |
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1. are Solid
2. are Nonliving
3. are Found in nature
4. have a definite crystalline structure |
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| What group of minerals makes up 90% of Earth's crust? |
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| A mineral that contains sulfur combined with another element is in which mineral class? |
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| A mineral that contains a combination of carbon and oxygen are called |
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| Minerals that are made of only one element are called ________. |
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| What is the Mohs' scale used to measure? |
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| If a mineral is shiny, it is considered to have a metallic _______. |
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| What is the color of a mineral in its powdered form? |
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| What is a better way to identify a mineral by --- Color or Streak? Why? |
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| Streak, because the color of a mineral can be affected by impurities, exposure to air, and/or exposure to water. |
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| What is the formula for calculating density? |
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| A mineral that breaks along smooth, flat surfaces exhibits ______. |
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| A mineral that breaks along irregular, curved surfaces is said to exhibit _________. |
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| Fluorescence and magnetism are two kinds of __________, which means they are specific to only a few minerals. |
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| A mineral that contains sulfur and oxygen combined with another element is in which mineral class? |
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Sulfates
The -ates is the correct suffix because sulfur is combined with oxygen and another element. |
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| The appearance of a mineral that can vary according to the impurities in that mineral as well as other factors is its ____________ |
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| The two major groups of minerals are |
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| Silicate and Nonsilicate minerals |
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| A carbonate mineral must contain what two elements? |
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| This is determined by the arrangement of the atoms in a mineral... |
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| This mineral is the building block of many rocks |
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| What changes the color of a mineral |
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| air, water, and impurities |
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| The ratio of a minerals density to the density of water is called |
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| What would the specific gravity of a mineral that has a density of 8g/ml be? |
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| If I have two samples of pyrite one is small and one is much larger. Does the density change from sample to sample? |
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