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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the basic building block of the silicate minerals?
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Oxygen
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Name one ferromagnesian rock-forming mineral.
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Olivine
Biotite |
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Name one non-ferromagnesian rock-forming mineral.
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Quartz
Feldspars |
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Minerals can form by?...3 answers
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Cooling of magma or lava
Condensation from volcanic vapors Precipitation from a solution |
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Name three physical properties:
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crystalline
Luster Hardness |
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If a mineral breaks along smooth planes, the mineral shows what physical property?
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Cleavage
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If a mineral breaks massively, the mineral shows what physical property?
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Fracture
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Define luster
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The appearance of a mineral in reflected light.
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What are the two types of luster:
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Metallic luster
Non metallic luster |
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what is an ion?
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Charged particles produced by a gain or loss of electrons.
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An isotope is:
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Atoms containing different #'s of neutrons but the same # of protons.
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Can a mineral be organic in its composition
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No
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What two particles in an atom have a charge, and what are their charges?
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Protons, positively charged particles
Electrons, negatively charged particles |
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A mineral is defined as:
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Crystalline in structure
Occur naturally specific chemical composition Inorganic in composition Definite physical properties |
5 properties
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The basic building block of the silicate minerals is the:
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Oxygen-silicon tetrahedron
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Minerals can form by what modes of orgin?
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Cooling of magma or lava
Condensation of volcanic vapors Precipitation from solution Aughigenic growth Metamorphism |
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A crystalline structure is defined as having an:
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Orderally internal arrangement of a minerals constituants.
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Would a piece of pyrite in the Ukraine differ from a piece of pyrite in the USA?
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If a mineral varried from location to location it would be different.
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What is meant by the phrose "rock-forming minerals?
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One or more of these minerals makes up most of the rocks around us.
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ferromagnesian minerals are rich in:
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Iron and Magnesian
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List three ferromagnesian minerals:
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Biotite
Olivine Amphibole |
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Nonferromagnesian minerals are rich in:
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Quartz
feldspars |
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Two common feldspar minerals are:
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Orthoclase
Plagioclase |
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What is a crystal
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A solid bounded by smooth surfaces ordally internal arrangement of it's constituents
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Streak is defined as:
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The color of the powdered mineral on an unglazed porcelain plate
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Define cleavage.
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Property of some minerals that break along smooth planes.
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What does cleavage indicate about the internal arrangement of a mineral?
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Indicates weakness in the crystall structure.
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Do all minerals have cleavage?
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No
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Do all minerals have fracture?
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NO
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Name one common carbonate mineral:
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Calcite
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