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  1. What is a mineral?
    Minerals are natural, non living substances with definite chemical properties.
  2. In order to be a mineral a sample has to:
    • 1. be a solid in its natural state
    • 2. have a crystal form
    • 3. have its own set of properties
    • 4. occur naturally (can not be man made)
    • 5. not formed by a living thing (it must be inorganic)
  3. How many layers does the Earth have?
    4
  4. What part of the Earth are minerals located?
    Lithosphere
  5. What two layers of the make up the Lithosphere?
    The crust and mantle
  6. Color
    A mineral may be one color or different colors
  7. Luster
    How a mineral's surface reflects light
  8. Types of luster
    Shiny, glassy, dull, metallic, or oily looking
  9. Hardness
    A mineral can be very hard, very soft or in between
  10. Streak
    The color of a mark that a mineral makes when it is scraped
  11. Cleavage
    Breaking along a smooth flat surface
  12. Fracture
    Breaking along a rough or jagged surface
  13. Mohs Hardness Scale.  Describe what the numbers represent and how to use the scratch test.
    The numbers of the Mohs Hardness Scale represent how hard a mineral is.  One means it is very soft and ten means it is very hard.  Harder minerals scratch softer ones
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Carlae
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342560
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Science Quiz
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Minerals Review
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