| A | B |
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| Which is a characteristic of a mineral? | It is inorganic. |
| What must all silicates contain? | This kind is silicon and oxygen |
| What is hot, melted rock called? | magma |
| Which mineral group does quartz belong to? | silicates |
| What is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched? | hardness |
| What is the color of a powdered mineral formed when rubbing it against an unglazed porcelain tile? | streak |
| In what way does quartz break? | fracture |
| Which crystal system do halite crystals belong to? | cubic |
| What is a naturally occurring, inorganix solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms? | mineral |
| What word means that atoms are arranged in a pattern that is repeated over and over again? | crystalline |
| As magma cools _____________, the crystals form into large crystals. | slowly |
| What are the minerals called that contain silicon (Si)and oxygen(O)and usually one or more other elements? | silicates |
| Crystals are classified by the ___________ produced by the internal arrangement of their atoms. | size |
| The mineral dolomite, a rock-forming mineral, contains oxygen, carbon, magnesium, and calcium. Which type of mineral is dolomite? | carbonate |
| The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is its ___________. | hardness |
| Which identification is the way a mineral relects light? | luster |
| Which identification is the way one can compare their "heft" (the weight). | specific gravity |
| Which identification is the color of a mineral when it is in a powdered from? | streak |
| Which identification is the way a mineral breaks into smooth, flat surfaces? | cleavage |
| The identification of minerals in an uneven, rough, or jagged surfaces is _____________. | fracture |
| Another word for gem is _____________. | gemstone |
| What work means "man made"? | synthetic |
| What is a mineral or a rock called when it is obtained from hematite? | ore |
