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compounds containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, or astatine 1. Carbonates 2. halides 3. native elements 4. oxides 5. silicates 6. sulfides |
halides |
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contain carbon bonded to oxygen 1. Carbonates 2. halides 3. native elements 4. oxides 5. silicates 6. sulfides |
carbonates |
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largest group of minerals 1. Carbonates 2. halides 3. native elements 4. oxides 5. silicates 6. sulfides |
silicates |
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includes pyrite (“fools gold”) 1. Carbonates 2. halides 3. native elements 4. oxides 5. silicates 6. sulfides |
sulfides |
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What is the tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes? 1. cleavage 2. crack 3. fissure 4. sever |
Cleavage |
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What mineral property is a ratio that indicates density? 1. hardness 2. mass 3. specific gravity 4. structure |
Specific gravity |
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What are substances found naturally in the earth that have a crystalline structure? 1. fossil fuels 2. limestones 3. minerals 4. rocks
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Minerals |
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What quality indicates how a mineral's surface reflects light? |
Luster |
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Name the scale used to measure a mineral's hardness. |
Mohs (scale) |
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What term describes a mineral that glows when exposed to ultraviolet light and continues to glow when the light is removed? |
Phosphorescent |
