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Rocks that were once molten are...
igneous rocks
Rocks made from little pieces of other rocks are....
sedimentary rocks
Rocks that have been changed by pressure, heat over lots of time are....
metamorphic rocks
Shale turning into slate is an example of ....
metamorphism
Quartz sand turning into sandstone is igneous turning into ..... rock
sedimentary
On Mohs hardness scale, if you can scrape the rock or mineral with your fingernail, then what's the hardness # for it.
Talc, 1
The rock on the right didn't fizz. Which rock might it be: quartzite, marble, limestone
quartzite
Gneiss is on the right. Granite is on the left. Which one is metamorphic?
Gneiss is metamorphic and on the right.
Granite is the parent & is igneous, & on the left.
The nail was scratched. The hardness is about what number on Mohs scale?
Quartz, 7
Which of our igneous rocks float on water?
pumice
glass scoria
It looks like gold, but how can you tell it's not gold?
Black streak
Our Appalachian Mountains are very old and became folded when Africa and North America collided. The rocks we have are mostly of what type?
metamorphic
A conglomerate is a ___ rock
sedimentary
Sandstone and siltstone are ____ rocks made from ___ and ____, respectively
sedimentary
sand
silt
Rock that was once lava or magma is ____ rock.
igneous
The change from one rock type to another is part of the ___ cycle
rock
The 1-10 scale that indicates hardness of a mineral or rock is the ___ hardness scale.
Moh's
On Moh's hardness scale, some landmark values for 1-T, 2-G, 3-C, 4-F, 5-A, 6-O, 7-Q, 8-T, 9-C, 10-D are #1,3, 7, & 10. They are...
1-Talc
3-Calcite
7-Quartz
10-Diamond
Two minerals we studied that have luster are...
galena
iron pyrite (fool's gold)
What are two reasons that petroleum oil, mined from deep in the earth, is not a mineral?
It's a liquid.
It's organic.
No crystalline structure.
Why can't man-made diamonds be minerals?
Nothing man-made can be a mineral. To be a mineral, you must be naturally occurring.
The mineral that is made of salt is...
halite
Two minerals that have cuboidal cleavage are....
galena
halite
Four rocks or minerals that react with hydrochloric acid (because they contain calcium carbonate) are....
limestone
calcite
coquina conglomerate
limonite (marble)
When minerals break into smaller pieces, they break into the crystal forms as the larger specimen. This pattern of orderly breakage is called....
cleavage
A typical mineral that occurs in our mountains is q_____.
quartz
The purple form of the mineral quartz is called....
amethyst
Some colors that quartz can be are ____, ____, ____, _____.
yellow, orange, clear, purple
Minerals are n____, n_____ rock or crystals.
non-living, natural
Some minerals that are found in foods you eat are....
iron & salt
Six properties of minerals are l____, s____, h____, c_____, cr____ s____, s___
luster, hardness, streak, cleavage, crystal shape, senses
Two minerals found in granite are ___ & _____
quartz, feldspar
The only mineral in white marble is ....
calcite
Luster is...
the way the surface of a mineral reflects light.
When a mineral has luster, it looks like.....
shiny metal
The hardness scale is called....
Mohs
Hardness is ....
how easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched
Streak is the....
colored powder left behind when a mineral is scratched on a rough surface
Minerals that break along smooth, flat surfaces is called....
cleavage
The property of minerals that you might test by rubbing two minerals against each other is....
hardness