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Minerals

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Naturally occurring chemical elements Inorganic compound Homogeneous solid Definite chemical composition Organized internal structure

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MINERALS

#2
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS

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• Color and Streak • Hardness • Cleavage and Fracture • Luster • Habit

#3
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Enumerate the different mineral groups

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SILICATES OXIDES SULFIDES SULFATES NATIVE ELEMENTS HALIDES CARBONATES PHOSPHATES

#4
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -most obvious property of a mineral -it can be unreliable because of the presence of impurities and imperfections

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Color

#5
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -color of a mineral in the powder form -more reliable than color

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Streak

#6
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Mohs Hardness Scale is developed by…?

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Friedrich Mohs

#7
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS • where a smooth break results to flat crystal face

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Cleavage

#8
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -refers to rough or irregular surfaces along which the mineral breaks randomly

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Fracture

#9
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -specifies how much of the mineral reflects light

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Luster

#10
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS • term used to describe general shape of a crystal.

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Habit

#11
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS • what mineral is the softest?

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Talc

#12
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -what mineral is the hardest?

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Diamond

#13
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -cleavage in one direction

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Muscovite

#14
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -cleavage in two directions

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Feldspar

#15
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -cleavage in three directions

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Halite

#16
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -cleavage in four directions

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Calcite

#17
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -minerals which are solid and reflect light. -example of luster

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Pyrite Metallic Luster and Diamond Adamantine

#18
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS -minerals which look like a broken glass. -example of luster

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Sphalerite Vitreous

#19
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DIFFERENT MINERAL GROUPS -most commonly found group -they have silicon and oxygen -it includes quartz

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SILICATE MINERALS

#20
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DIFFERENT MINERAL GROUPS -it has oxygen

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Oxides

#21
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DIFFERENT MINERAL GROUPS -it has sulfur and S^2-

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Sulfates

#22
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DIFFERENT MINERAL GROUPS -it has halogens

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Halides

#23
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DIFFERENT MINERAL GROUPS -it has carbon - CO3^2-

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Carbonates

#24
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DIFFERENT MINERAL GROUPS -it has phosphorus -PO4^3-

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Phosphates