Rock & Mineral Review

Which three minerals are most likely used in the construction of a house?

• garnet, galena, and sulfur

• talc, amphibole, and fluorite

• selenite gypsum, dolomite, and muscovite mica

• graphite, pyrite, and halite

Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?

• rock salt

• dolostone

• limestone

• rock gypsum

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Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth's crust?

• silicon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• potassium

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The diagram below represents the crystal shape and type of cleavage of a mineral. The crystal shape and type of cleavage of this mineral is determined mainly by the mineral's

• A) color and type of luster

• B) streak and hardness

• C) composition and arrangement of atoms

• D) density and magnetism

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Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?

• cleavage and color

• greasy feel and composition

• hardness and streak

• luster and fracture

Which chemical formula represents the composition of a mineral that usually exhibits fracture, not cleavage?

• NaCl

• CaCO3

• (Fe,Mg)2SiO4

• Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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Fill in the blank: The mineral with a cubic crystal shape and cleavage in three directions at right angles is most likely to be ____.

• halite

• calcite

• quartz

• mica

Which physical property can be observed in the photograph of muscovite mica?

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

• magnetism

Which rock is classified as an evaporite?

• clastic shale

• foliated phyllite

• crystalline rock salt

• nonfoliated marble

What is the range of grain sizes that are most commonly found in rock making up the sandstone erosional feature near the Grand Canyon?

• 0.2 cm – 6.4 cm

• 0.006 cm – 0.2 cm

• 0.0004 cm – 0.006 cm

• 6.4 cm – 25.6 cm

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