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What physical properties are used to identify a mineral?
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Color, streak, luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, magnitism, ability to bend light rays, fluorescence, taste, crystal shape and acid reactions.
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What are the physical properties of a mineral largely due to?
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Their internal arrangment of atoms.
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What is streak?
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Streak is the color of a mineral in its powder form.
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What are the two types of luster?
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Matallic and Non-Matallic
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Name the 10 hardnesses, starting with the hardest.
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Diamond, Corundum, Topaz, Quartz, Feldspar, Apatite, Fluorite, Calcite, Gypsum, and Talc.
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What is a mineral?
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A mineral is a naturally occuring, solid, inorganic substance that has definate chemical composition and molecular structure.
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What is the hardness scale called?
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Moh's Scale of Hardnesses
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What are the types of non-matallic luster?
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earthy, dull, glassy, pearly, greasy, etc.
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What is cleavage?
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Cleavage is the tendancy of a mineral to split along one or more smooth, flat surfaces or planes.
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What is fracture?
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Fracture is when minerals dont show cleavage, and break.
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