MINERALS OF THE EARTH’S CRUST

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What is a mineral?

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What are the 4 conditions that determine if an object is a mineral?

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What is an element?

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What is a compound?

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What is a crystal?

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What are the two groups of minerals?

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What two elements make up silicate minerals?

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Name two classes of nonsilicate minerals.

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Use the terms luster, streak, and cleavage in separate sentences.

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What is a crystalline structure?

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Which property is expressed in numbers? Fracture, cleavage, hardness, or streak

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How do you determine the streak of a mineral?

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Ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume (hint – m/v)

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What can change the color of mineral? Why is color not a good way to identify minerals?

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What is the Mohs hardness scale?

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What are the two types of mining?

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What can be mined for profit?

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What are the two types of surface mines?

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What is reclamation?

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How can mining hurt the environment?

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What are three conditions that are important in the formation of minerals?

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What are some uses for metallic minerals? Name at least two.

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What are some uses of nonmetallic minerals? List at least two.

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Which nonmetallic minerals are highly valued for their beauty and rarity rather than their usefulness?