Science of Mineralogy Quiz

How are minerals classified?

How many minerals are approximately known according to Klein.C.et.al.(2013)?

______ is the study of the regularity of form and the internal structure of the mineral.

______ Mineralogy discusses the physical characteristics of minerals like cohesion, elasticity, density, light, heat, and electricity.

In Descriptive Mineralogy, classification of minerals and the description of each species with its ______ are provided.

Eight of the 108 elements found on the Earth’s surface are very common, forming 98.59% by weight of the ground shell, while the remaining 100 elements constitute 1.40% by weight of the Earth’s ______.

Minerals and rocks are very important for ___________

Minerals and rocks play an important role in many Earth processes such as ___________, coastal erosion, and volcanic activity

Knowing process properties of the minerals and rocks provides insight into how the mechanisms in the Earth work and helps us understand how we can best manage the Earth ___________

Minerals on Earth generate rocks, rocks constitute the ___________

Minerals have been systematically grouped into different chemical classes on the basis of their chemical ___________