Properties of Minerals + Mineral Formation & Resources

can be measured by using mass and volume of a mineral

• Color
• Streak
• Density
• Luster

mineral breaks easily along flat surfaces

• Color
• Hardness
• Cleavage
• Fracture

Measured using a scale that ranks ten minerals

• Streak
• Hardness
• Crystal
• Luster

How light is reflected from a mineral's surface

• Density
• Luster
• Color
• Streak

Can only be used to identify a few minerals

• Hardness
• Luster
• Color
• Fracture

When a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way

• Color
• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Luster

Structure based on number and angle of faces

• Hardness
• Cleavage
• Crystal
• Fracture

Color of mineral's poweder

• Crystal
• Color
• Luster
• Streak

Metals are the source of ___________ such as aluminum and copper.

• metals
• liquids

A ___________ is a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals.

• gemstone
• geode