Minerals - 5 criteria

A mineral is inorganic, which means that it contains

• compounds

• materials made by humans

• parts of living things

• no materials that were part of living things

The color of a mineral’s powder is called its

• streak

• luster

• density

• hardness

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All mineral are N____?

• Nosy
• Nice to look at 
• Naturally occurring
• Nonsilicates

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Almost all minerals are i__________?

• invisible

• inorganic

• imbeciles

• illuminating

Minerals form in the following ways EXCEPT...

• Cooling of magma
• Evaporation of a solution
• Metamorphism by heat and pressure
• Depositing of sand and soil particles

There are over 3,500 known minerals.  90% are...

• Silicates
• Nonsilicates
• Native elements
• Oxides

Minerals can be a pure substance or a mixture.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Minerals have a definite chemical composition.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A mineral's mass to volume ratio describe the property of...

• Streak

• Hardness

• Density

• Luster

What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

• graphite
• quartz
• galena
• pyrite