Minerals and Sci Method

How a mineral reflects light

• Luster
• Hardness
• Cleavage
• Fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A flat surface direction on a Mineral

• Hardness
• Luster
• Cleavage
• Fracture

If a mineral breaks along a jagged surface

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Sublimation
• Hardness

This Mineral is a 1 on Moh's Hardness Scale

• Talc
• Quartz
• Diamond
• Potassium Feldspar

This mineral is a 7 on Moh's Hardness Scale

• Talc
• Quartz
• Diamond
• Gypsum

This mineral is a 10 on Moh's hardness scale

• Talc
• Diamond
• Gypsum
• Calcite

This mineral reacts with Hydrochloric Acid

• Talc
• Diamond
• Gypsum
• Calcite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A mineral that breaks off in thin sheets

• Quartz
• Augite
• Mica
• Feldspar

What is the hardness if a fingernail can scratch the mineral?

• 1-2
• 3-5
• 6-7
• 7-10

What is the hardness if a penny can scratch the mineral?

• 1-2
• 3
• 4-6
• 7-10