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Mohs
Crystal Hardness Scale Inorganic
Magma Bauxite Luster
Garnet
Vein
small Specific Mineral
Silicates crystals
Gravity Deposits
Streak
atoms Cleavage
Mineral
Fracture elements Gems Titanium
large
Quartz crystals
Ore
silicon &
oxygen
the ratio of a
mineral’s weight to
the weight of an
equal volume of
water; expressed as a
number.
the property of a
mineral that
shows how it
reflects light
a solid with atoms
arranged in
orderly, repeating
patterns.
compares a minerals
hardness to a scale
(from 1 to 10) of the
hardness of other
common objects.
deposits left behind
from elements
dissolved in fluids,
that fill in the open
spaces created by
weaknesses in rock
formations
a common mineral
found in a wide
variety of rock types.
The red color of the
variety almandine is
caused by iron in its
crystal structure.
a measure of how
easily a mineral
can be scratched.
means not made
by life processes.
valuable, rare, and
beautiful minerals
that are highly prized
and are often used in
jewelry
the property of a
mineral that
causes it to break
in a smooth, flat
plane or surface.
Minerals are
comprised of one
or more _______.
a naturally
occurring,
inorganic,
crystalline solid.
an ore of aluminum
that is processed to
make pure aluminum
metal for useful
products.
Most
minerals are
a mineral or rock
composed of
containing a
__________, the
most abundant
substance that can
elements in Earth’s
be mined at a
crust, combined with
profit.
other elements.
hot melted rock
below the Earth’s
surface.
a mineral with a
contain silicon,
hardness of 7, that
oxygen, and one or
When magma
has fracture, and
more other elements.
cools slowly,
makes up about 30
They include most
____________
percent of Earth’s
common rockform.
continental crust.
forming minerals.
As magma cools, its the property of a mineral
that shows its color in
____ combine into
Can minerals be
compounds that form powdered form. The test
is useful only for
formed from living
a crystal structure,
minerals that are softer
organisms?
and it becomes a
than the plate you are
mineral.
testing it on.
the property of a
mineral that causes it
to break with
uneven, rough or
jagged edges.
a durable,
lightweight metal
derived from the
minerals ilmenite
and rutile.
What are the
characteristics that
minerals share?
When magma
cools quickly,
__________
form.
No!
crystalline
solids
inorganic
naturally occurring