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The scale used to rate the hardness of a mineral
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Moh's Scale
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The acid test that uses hydochloric acid tests for this mineral
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carbonates
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carbon
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Bauxite is the most important mineral source of this
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aluminum
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metal
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This is the mineral property that describes the way light reflects off the surface of the mineral
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luster
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Beaautiful,rare,and valuable minerals that are cut and polished for jewlery
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gems
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Atoms or ions that are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern
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crystals
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Naturally occuring minerals form from cooling magma or lava and form this
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solutions
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A method of removing metals from ore
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smelting
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A minerals mass per unit volume
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density
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The slower the formation of crystals results in crystals of this size
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larger
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The test used to determine the color of a mineral powder
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steak test
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Minerals that contain large enough quanity of an element to make them profitable to mine
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ores
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tores
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Galena is a source of this element
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lead
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lena
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The ability of a mineral to resist scratching
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hardness
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This is the mineral from the lab that responded to a magnetic field
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magnetite
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magnet
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the hardest mineral known to man
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diamonds
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these 4 characteristics that define a substance as a mineral
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1. naturally occuring
2. definite chemical composition 3. solid crystalline structure 4. inorganic |
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List 7 properties that can be used to indentify different minerals
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1.color and appearance
2.hardness (Moh's Scale) 3.Luster (way a mineral reflects light) 4.Specific Gravity 5.Streak(color of a mineral when in powerdered form 6.Cleavage/Fracture - Cleavage breaks smoothor flat/ Fracture - uneven 7.Magnetic - like magnitite - double image/ calcite |
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Test a mineral for hardness
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use Moh's scale / list hardness of 10 minerals. Can test w/ fingernail, iron nail, another mineral
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Streak Test
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includes a piece of unglazed porcelian tile and a mineral to be tested. Rub mineral across tile to see powdered steak
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