Minerals and Their Properties

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A material must be naturally occurring to be considered a mineral.

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True

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Not all minerals contain at least two elements.

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False

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Minerals are made from inorganic processes.

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True

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A mineral is considered an ore if it can be mined at a profit.

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True

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Gold is desirable for jewelry due to its color and metallic properties.

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True

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Color is not the most reliable property for identifying unknown minerals.

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True

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Minerals with metallic luster reflect a great deal of light.

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True

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Streak is reliable for identifying unknown metallic minerals.

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True

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A mineral with a hardness of 3.5 will scratch a mineral with a hardness of 3.0.

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True

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Density of a mineral is mass divided by volume.

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Density = mass/volume