| A | B |
|---|
 | luster |
| streak test |  |
 | fluorescence tool |
| nonmetallic luster |  |
 | hardness scale |
| cleavage |  |
| fracture | break apart unevenly |
| naturally occurring | created in nature |
| chemical composition | has a definite chemical formula |
| crystal structure | particles line up in a definite pattern that repeats |
| inorganic | non-living |
| from living materials | organic |
| color of minerals powder | streak |
| color | easily observable property with too little information to identify a mineral |
| how light is reflected from a mineral's surface | luster |
| density formula | mass divided by volume |
| density | amount of mass held in a particular volume |
| reactivity | some minerals react to acid |
| hexagonal | crystal structure of quartz |
| cleavage | a mineral splits easily along a flat surface |
| Friedrich Mohs | developed a mineral hardness scale |
| talc | softest mineral on the Moh's hardness scale |
| hardest mineral on the Moh's hardness scale | diamond |
| waxy, earthy, pearly | terms related to type of luster |
