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Q 1/25
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What element was really important to the Greeks and Romans who used this element for medicine or dyes? (The French thought this element was more valuable than gold.)
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silver
aluminum
platinum
gold
Q 2/25
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
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naturally occurring
organic (from living or once living things made of carbon)
definite chemical composition
solid
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What element was really important to the Greeks and Romans who used this element for medicine or dyes? (The French thought this element was more valuable than gold.)
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
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Your textbook suggests that what event introduced new minerals into our world. (Maybe these minerals were there from Creation, but we just didn't find them until after things were changed.)
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Which of the following are NOT a native mineral?
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Which of the following is a chemical property of a mineral?
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Impurities can give samples of the same mineral different colors.
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What is the amount and quality of light reflecting from a mineral's surface?
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What test or property shows the color of a mineral's powder?
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Which property of a mineral describes how it splits into flat sheets or along certain planes?
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What is a mineral's resistance to be being scratched?
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What is the property of a mineral where it glows yet is not hot?
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What is the scale that tells the relative hardness of a mineral?
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Native minerals may fill cracks in rocks called _______________.
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What are mineral deposits that have been carried away by erosion and wash into nearby streams and onto beaches?
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Which of the following does NOT determine the value of a mineral?
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Which of the following would not be a good conductor? (Hint: This one is pretty smelly.)
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What does it mean if a mineral is a good conductor?
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Which native mineral is used for plumbing pipes and for corrosion-proof architectural coverings?
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What are diamond pipes?
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What is the unit of mass used by gemologists for weighing gemstones?
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What is the largest family of minerals that make up about 25% of all known minerals and about 40% of the common ores?
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Which family of minerals are used in manufacturing many different products like cement, paper, and steel?
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What family of minerals are salt compounds?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of mining?
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Which of the following is NOT a negative consequence of mining?
