What mineral is this? (hard!!!) | Phisical Properties | Rock-forming mineral descriptions | Misc. | Final jepordy |
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What is calcite
CaCo3
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What is hardness
One of the physical properties that helps to identify a mineral most.(Think-what property of the mineral must be the same, no matter that)
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What is a silicate
The most important building-block for minerals
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What is evaporates
Halite forms when salt water _________.
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What is a mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic representable by a chemical formula, usually abiogenic, and has an ordered atomic structure.
What is a mineral?
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What is quartz
SiO2
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What is color
One of the physical properties that least helps to identify a mineral. (Think-what property of the mineral could be different)
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What is a carbonate
Has a carbon group (ca3-2)
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What is an atom.
the smallest part of an element that has all of its properties
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What is magnetite
Fe3O4
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What is streak
The powder left behind when a mineral is scratched on a white tile.
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What is Hematite
The most common iron oxide mineral
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What is hydrogen
the only atom without a neutron
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What is sulfer
S
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What is cleavage
When a mineral is hit and breaks flat
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What is pyrite
Fools gold is this
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What is matter
Anything that has mass or volume
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What is Halite
NaCl
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What is luster
The shine of an object.
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What is Feldspar
The most abundant mineral on earth (60% of Earths crust.)
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What is Halite
Use the chart. I am colorless to white, have a cubic cleavage, have a nonmetallic luster, and have a hardness of 2.5
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