Mineral Identification

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

• graphite

• quartz

• galena

• pyrite

Rocks are composed of _______

• Rocks

• Soil

• Minerals

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Minerals that glow when placed under ultraviolet light have

• chatoyancy

• magnetism

• fluorescence

• asterism

Minerals that continue to glow for a period of time after they are removed from ultraviolet light exhibit

• chatoyancy

• phosphorescence

• magnetism

• refraction

Which mineral has a hardness of 7?

• Feldspar

• Galena

• Quartz

• Talc

Which mineral has metallic luster and leaves a gray streak?

• Feldspar

• Galena

• Graphite

• Talc

Which mineral is nonmetallic and has a greenish color?

• Feldspar

• Galena

• Graphite

• Talc

Which mineral(s) are nonmetallic? Select all that apply

• Galena

• Mica

• Talc

• Calcite

Which mineral(s) are stronger than Mica?

• Feldspar

• Quartz

• Talc

• Calcite