Minerals
Name______________________
1. List and explain the 5 characteristics of minerals:
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2) _____S____________________________________________________________________________
3) _____O___________________________________________________________________________
4) _____D___________________________________________________________________________
5) _____A___________________________________________________________________________
2. List 3 native minerals _____________________________________________________________________
3. A mineral made up of multiple elements is known as a ___________________________________________
4. Silicates always have what two elements in them?
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5. Which mineral is a good example of a carbonate?(Hint: fizzes with acid) ___________________________
6. Calculate the protons, electrons, neutrons, atomic number, and atomic mass for these elements: (pg 699)
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4.
Iron (Fe)___________________________________________________________________________
Silicon (Si)__________________________________________________________________________
Carbon (C)__________________________________________________________________________
Potassium (K)_______________________________________________________________________
Describe the charge for each subatomic particle? Proton- ___________________, Neutron-______________
Electron - ________________________________________________________________________________
Name two ways an element could gain a positive charge? _________________________________________
Which two subatomic particles can be found in the nucleus? ______________________________________
7. List and DESCRIBE the physical properties of minerals (what we find with scratch test, etc)
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8. Graphite and Diamond are both made up of pure Carbon. Why is their hardness so different? ____________
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9. What type of bond shares electrons? (from vocabulary) __________________________________________________
10. What is the density of a mineral that has a mass of 350 grams and displaces 50 ml of water? ____________________
11. Why is water NOT a mineral? _______________________________________________________________________
12. Why is cement NOT a mineral? _____________________________________________________________________
13. Why is coal NOT a mineral? ________________________________________________________________________
14. Why is outside ice a mineral but NOT ice in your freezer? ________________________________________________
15. Why is glass NOT a mineral? _______________________________________________________________________
16. Describe the proper way to identify the hardness of a mineral? ___________________________________________
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17. Why is hardness better than color when trying to identify a mineral? _______________________________________
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18. Silicates, sulfates, and carbonates all contain what element? _____________________________________________
19. Which of the above rock forming mineral groups is the most abundant? ____________________________________
20. What’s another name for the mineral known as Fool’s Gold? _____________________________________________
21. What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale? What other minerals will scratch it? __________________
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22. What’s the best way to distinguish between the minerals talc and muscovite mica? ___________________________
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23. What’s the best way to distinguish between the minerals calcite and halite? _________________________________
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24. What’s the best way to distinguish between galena and hematite? ________________________________________
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