1
Is a pearl a mineral?
Why or why not?
2
3
What crystal structure
does this mineral have?
What mineral is this? What
kind of ore is this mineral?
4
Are synthetic diamonds
a mineral?
Why or why not?
What crystal structure
does this mineral have?
What mineral is this?
What crystal
structure is this?
5
(one 90°angle)
If a mineral
can scratch
calcite but
cannot scratch
glass, what
might it be?
7
Name one
mineral
that you
can
scratch
with your
fingernail.
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1 Talc
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2 Gypsum
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•
3 Calcite
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•
4 Fluorite
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5 Apatite
•
•
2.5 Fingernail
3.5 Copper Penny
6
5.5 Glass
6 Feldspar
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6.5 Steel Nail
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7 Quartz
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8 Topaz
•
9 Corundum
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10 Diamond
8
What is the least reliable
identifying characteristic of
minerals? What test should I use to
discern between these two
minerals?
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Which of these minerals
would you say has an earthy
luster? Which one has a
pearly luster? Which one has
a metallic luster?
A)
B)
9
In how many directions
does this mineral have
cleavage?
10
11
What mineral is this?
What element is present
in quartz to make it this
color?
C)
Which crystal
structure is shown?
12
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13
What gemstones are
these? From which
mineral are they made?
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14
Quartz possesses a
property called
______________, which
is why it is used in clocks
and __________.
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What mineral is used
in this product?
15
What minerals, shown
here, are mined for
iron?
16
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What mineral is used
for pencil ‘lead?’
17
What mineral is mined
for lead, and silver
impurities?
19
What mineral is
used as rock salt on
roadways?
18
20
What gemstones are
these? What mineral forms
both of them?
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Identify these 3
minerals used in
jewelry.
What mineral is
commonly used in
drywall and plaster of
Paris?
21
23
How would you
describe this
mineral’s luster?
22
24
Complete the definition of
‘Mineral’: n_t_r_l_y
occurring, i_o_g_n_c s_l_d,
with a definite __________
composition and regularly
____________ atomic
structure.