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Is marble a mineral?Marble is composed mainly of the mineral calcite, but because of the presence of other minerals, marble is a rock, not a mineral. Is a limestone a rock or mineral?Limestone is a rock, composed mainly of the mineral calcite. Why is knowing the specific gravity of a mineral important?because for some calculations you need the specific gravity, mainly in engineering. Mineral composition of marble?it is smooth What type of rock has interlocking crystals that are mainly white?Marble is a metamorphic rock with mainly white interlocking mineral crystals. Test Description: Review questions for minerals.Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result. 1) When a mineral breaks unevenly, it is said to have what?Afracture Bdensity Ccleavage Dluster 2) The mineral mica breaks evenly along flat sheets mainly because of itsAatomic arrangement Bchemical composition Chardness Ddensity 3) What mineral property of quartz accounts for its abundance?Aluster Bhardness Ctexture Dcolor 4) Differences in hardness between minerals are most likely caused by theA internal arrangement of atoms. Belements that it contains. Cexternal arrangement of flat surfaces. Dtype of rock that it came from. 5) It is the mineral in the powdered form when rubbed on a porcelain plate.Aluster Bstreak Chardness Dcleavage 6) The way in which a mineral reflects light from its surface is calledAluster Bcleavage Chardness Dstreak 7) Gold prospectors were able to use the panning technique to sort for gold because of itsAdensity Bweight Cluster Dhardness 8) Which mineral will carbonate or fizz when hydrochloric acid is added to it?Acalcite Bfluorite Cfeldspar Dmica 9) A _________ is a solid that forms in nature, has a definite chemical makeup and has a crystal structure.Aliquid Brock Cfossil fuel Dmineral 10) What is the softest mineral on Mohs scale of hardness?Adiamond Btalc Cgypsum Dcalcite *select an answer for all questions Play Games with the Questions Above Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with
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What may be said of the mica mineral in the image?What may be said of the mica mineral in the image? The mineral cleaved along one set of planes to split into thin sheets. Bonds between atoms within sheets are stronger than those between atoms linking the sheets.
Why do some minerals sparkle?Why do some minerals sparkle? Light interacts with the surfaces of minerals in different ways. Sparkling minerals are often vitreous (glassy) or adamantine (diamond-like) with hard, reflective surfaces. They are usually clear or translucent, allowing light to bounce off the surface as well as through the crystals.
Which of the following describes how quartz breaks?Quartz is said to exhibit conchoidal fracture. Conchoidal fracture is the way a thick piece of glass breaks with concentric, curving ridges on the broken surfaces. However, some quartz crystals have so many flaws that instead of exhibiting conchoidal fracture they simply exhibit irregular fracture.
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