Unit 2 Notes Review 1

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Luster

The uneven breakage of a mineral

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Luster

The resistance a mineral offers to scratching

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Streak

The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral

• Hardness

• Luster

• Mohs Scale

• Streak

A naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline material with a unique chemical composition

• Mineral

• Element

• Matter

• Streak

A series of 10 minerals used as a standard in determining hardness

• Mohs Scale

• Hardness

• Native Elements

• Streak

Minerals that only contain one element or type of atom

• Native Elements

• Silicates

• Carbonates

• Oxides

The color of a mineral in its powdered form

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Matter

• Element

• Mineral

• Silicate

Pure substances that cannot be broken up into simpler substances

• Matter

• Element

• Minerals

• Silicates