Minerals Exam

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1. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?

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Minerals Exam - Quiz

This exam is to assess mineral identification.

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2. Does this mineral come in only one color?(yes or no)

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3. Name this mineral.  There are paperclips attached to it do to its magnetic properties

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4. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?

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5. . What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?    

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6. What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)  (white, black, yellow or colorless)(white, black, yellow or colorless)(white, black, yellow or colorless)  ( (white(       (white, black, yellow or colorless) (white, black, yellow or colorless

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7. What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)

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8. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?

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9. What mineral is the hardest known substance in nature?

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10. Name this mineral.  It is often found in a powder form for its everyday use.

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11. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?

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12. . Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5? 

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13. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?

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14. Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the hardest?

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15. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?

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16. . Does this mineral cleave or fracture?  

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17. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic? 

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18. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?

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19. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?

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20. How many directions does this mineral cleave? (1, 2 or 3)

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21. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?

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22. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?

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23. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?

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24. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?

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25. . Name this mineral that has a property of double refraction.

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26. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?.

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27. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?

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28. All silicate minerals contain which two elements?

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29. Name this mineral.  It is second hardest to a diamond.

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30. Name this mineral.  It is extremely dense.

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31. Name this mineral.  It's color is very distinctive.

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32. What color streak would this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)

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33. Name this mineral.  It has a very distinct smell.

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34. What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)

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35. You can identify a mineral by only using one property. 

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36. Which one of the following describes a mineral's response to surface breakage?

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37. Minerals have different properties that help scientists identify them. Which is not a property used to identify minerals?

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38. Where are most minerals found?

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39. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?

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40. Name this mineral.  It is the official mineral of Illinois.

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41.  A silicate tetrahedron is surrounded by ________.

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42. Name this mineral.  It has a distince color and cleavage.

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43. What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)

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44. What is the common name for this mineral?

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45. What is a distinguishing property of this mineral when it is felt?

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46. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?

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47. Which of the following is an example of a mineral resource?

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48. Name this mineral.  It cleaves paper thin.

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49. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

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50. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?

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What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Does this mineral come in only one color?(yes or no)
Name this mineral.  There are paperclips attached to it do to its...
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or...
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What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow...
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or...
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
What mineral is the hardest known substance in nature?
Name this mineral.  It is often found in a powder form for its...
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5? 
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a...
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?  
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or...
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
How many directions does this mineral cleave? (1, 2 or 3)
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or...
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
. Name this mineral that has a property of double refraction.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
All silicate minerals contain which two elements?
Name this mineral.  It is second hardest to a diamond.
Name this mineral.  It is extremely dense.
Name this mineral.  It's color is very distinctive.
What color streak would this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or...
Name this mineral.  It has a very distinct smell.
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or...
You can identify a mineral by only using one property. 
Which one of the following describes a mineral's response to...
Minerals have different properties that help scientists identify them....
Where are most minerals found?
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Name this mineral.  It is the official mineral of Illinois.
 A silicate tetrahedron is surrounded by ________.
Name this mineral.  It has a distince color and cleavage.
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black,...
What is the common name for this mineral?
What is a distinguishing property of this mineral when it is felt?
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Which of the following is an example of a mineral resource?
Name this mineral.  It cleaves paper thin.
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
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