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Ch. 3 Study Guide

Ch. 3 Study Guide . Minerals . 1. Describe minerals: Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals are not made of rocks. . 2. What are the important factors in the formation of minerals ? Heat, volcanic activity, ground water .

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Ch. 3 Study Guide

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  1. Ch. 3 Study Guide Minerals

  2. 1. Describe minerals: • Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals are not made of rocks.

  3. 2. What are the important factors in the formation of minerals? • Heat, volcanic activity, ground water

  4. 3. On Mohs' hardness scale, what minerals are harder than quartz? • Topaz, corundum, diamond.

  5. 4. A mineral's streak is more reliable than a mineral’s ___________ when identifying a mineral. • Color

  6. 5. Halite is a(n) _________________ of sodium and chlorine • Compound

  7. 6. The two most common elements in the Earth's crust are _______________. • Silicon and oxygen

  8. 7. ______________ minerals make up less than ten percent of the Earth's crust. • Non-silicate

  9. 8. When quartz breaks it forms a curved pattern called _________. • Conchoidal Fracture

  10. 9. ____________ minerals are the most common silicate mineral group in the Earth's crust. • Feldspar

  11. 10. ___________ minerals contain the elements silicon and oxygen along with aluminum, potassium, sodium, and calcium. • Silicates

  12. 11. NaClis the chemical formula for which of which mineral? • Halite

  13. 12. List the types of surface mines. • Open pit, strip mine, quarry

  14. 13. Gold, silver, and copper are all examples of _________________. • Native elements

  15. 14. Non-silicate minerals do not contain combinations of __________ and __________. • Silicon and Oxygen

  16. 15 .What terms can be used to describe the nonmetallic luster of a mineral? • Resinous, waxy, vitreous

  17. 16. Minerals that contain combinations of carbon and oxygen in their chemical structure are called __________. • Carbonates

  18. 17. ________________ are compounds that form when an element, such as aluminum or iron, combines chemically with oxygen. • Oxides

  19. 18. _______________ are compounds that form when atoms of the elements fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), iodine (I), or bromine (Br) combine with sodium (Na), potassium (K), or calcium (Ca). • Halides

  20. 19. List the types of deep mines. • Shaft, slope, drift

  21. 20. If the atoms of a substance are arranged in a specific, repetitive pattern, the substance is _______________. • Crystalline

  22. 21. Some minerals have special properties that help us to identify them. What are some of these special properties? • Magnetism, taste, radioactivity, fluorescence.

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