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What percentage of the earth's crust is made up of silicate minerals?
What percentage of the earth's crust is made up of silicate minerals?
- Less than 30%
- More than 90% (correct)
- Approximately 50%
- Around 70%
What determines the hardness of quartz?
What determines the hardness of quartz?
- Bonds between silicon and oxygen atoms (correct)
- The presence of foreign minerals within its structure
- The arrangement of atoms in its crystal structure
- Bonds between oxygen and aluminum atoms
What type of minerals do gold and copper belong to?
What type of minerals do gold and copper belong to?
- Native elements (correct)
- Feldspar minerals
- Silicate minerals
- Carbonate minerals
How many oxygen atoms are found in a silicon-oxygen tetrahedron?
How many oxygen atoms are found in a silicon-oxygen tetrahedron?
Which of the following is an example of a nonsilicate mineral?
Which of the following is an example of a nonsilicate mineral?
Which test is NOT related to mineral density?
Which test is NOT related to mineral density?
Which mineral is known to glow under ultraviolet light?
Which mineral is known to glow under ultraviolet light?
What characteristic of a mineral is mainly determined by its relative weight?
What characteristic of a mineral is mainly determined by its relative weight?
What is the hardness of a mineral that can scratch quartz and is scratched by topaz?
What is the hardness of a mineral that can scratch quartz and is scratched by topaz?
Which of the following minerals is used to construct early compasses?
Which of the following minerals is used to construct early compasses?
Flashcards
Mineral Density
Mineral Density
The measure of how much mass a mineral has in comparison to its volume.
Mineral Streak
Mineral Streak
The color of a mineral's powder when it is rubbed against a hard surface.
Mineral Hardness
Mineral Hardness
The resistance a mineral offers to being scratched.
Mineral Luster
Mineral Luster
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Mineral Fluorescence
Mineral Fluorescence
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Silicate Minerals
Silicate Minerals
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Mineral Hardness
Mineral Hardness
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Plagioclase Feldspar
Plagioclase Feldspar
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Nonsilicate Minerals
Nonsilicate Minerals
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Mineral vs. Organic Solid
Mineral vs. Organic Solid
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