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Properties of Minerals Fill in the blanks Mineral Property 1. Test Perform scratch test Color Observe surface of mineral 2. Observe color of powder Luster 3. Observe how mineral reflects light Mass per unit volume 4. Observe number and angle of crystal faces Cleavage and fracture Break mineral apart to see if It splits along a flat surface 5. List the 5 characteristics necessary for a substance to be a mineral 6. EXPLAIN WHT EACH MINERAL HAS ITS OWN PROPERTIES, DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER MINERAL Building Vocab: Match the words with the definitions below (cut and paste definition next to word) 7. Cleavage 8. Streak 9. Luster 10. Compound 11. Florescence 12. Fracture 13. Mohs hardness scale 14. Crystal 15. Element a. b. c. d. the property of glowing under UV light how a mineral reflects light a substance composed of a single kind of atom splitting evenly along a flat surface e. f. g. h. i. two or more elements chemically joined how a mineral breaks apart if it does not break evenly the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles in a solid the color of a mineral’s powder a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest Section 4-2 How minerals form Complete the flow chart by filling in the blanks 1. ___________________ heats water underground. 2. ________________ dissolve in the hot water to form solutions. The solutions follow cracks within the rock. Elements and compounds leave the solutions during cooling and 3.______________ as minerals. The minerals form a narrow channel or slab in the rock called a (n)______________ Answer the following questions: 5. In general, what are two ways in which minerals form? 6. Describe conditions in which large and small crystals are likely to form. 7. How do minerals form near the mid ocean ridge? 8. Describe how halite deposits form Fill in the vocab to complete the statement 9. A (n) ___________is a mixture in which one substance dissolves another 10. A(n) __________ is a narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock.
