Minerals
Quiz by Pam Stolz
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- Q1the test that has the least value is....streakfracturecolorcleavage30s
- Q2the test that looks at the color of the powder left behind on a white tilehardnessacidcleavagestreak30s
- Q3the test in which a mineral 'splits' along planes, almost as if you are peeling it apartspecific gravitycleavagefracturestreak30s
- Q4when a mineral leaves jagged edges it is said to have..cleavagehardnessspecific gravityfracture30s
- Q5the name for fool's gold is...pyritefeldsparhalitequartz30s
- Q6the hardest mineral ismarblediamondtalcquartz30s
- Q7the softest mineral ishalitequartztalcdiamond30s
- Q8which of the following is accurate?a hardness of 1 can scratch a 10a hardness of 6 can scratch a 10a hardness of 4 can scratch a 5a hardness of 8 can scratch a 730s
- Q9the shininess of a mineral is called..fracturelustercleavagestreak30s
- Q10which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineralit is nonlivingit is solidit was once a living organismhas a definite chemical composition30s