'Rocks And Minerals' Geography Worksheet

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HW Notes - UNIT 10: Rocks and Minerals

1. A mineral is any:

2. Minerals are classified based upon their ____________________________.

3. Largest group of minerals. _______________________

4. What two atoms make-up the silicon tetrahedron structure?

__________________ + _________________________

5. In what two ways do all minerals form?

6. List the six physical properties by which minerals can be identified:

7. Why is color NOT a dependable property for identifying minerals?

8. The color of the powder when a mineral is rubbed on a streak plate. ___________

9. Why is streak a reliable property for identifying minerals?

10. The property that determines whether a mineral shines like a metal or not.

________________________

11. How easily a mineral is scratched. ___________________

12. What is the hardness of a mineral that can be scratched by a fingernail? ________

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