Mineral Quiz

4. The term for subterranean lava
9. ID method, how much matter or mass is contained in a set volume
12. Mineral group found as lone elements, such as gold, platinum, etc. (not combined with any other atom)
13. ID method, how the mineral feels
14. ID method, involves rubbing mineral on a porcelain plate to see te qualities of what is left behind
16. Minerals that are highly valued due to being rare, and pretty. Often used in jewelry
17. When a liquid reaches maximum capacity of held dissolved substance
18. The ___ of magma cooling determines the size of mineral crystals formed
20. Mineral group containing sulfate
21. ID method, measure of the jagged or smooth nature of edges
22. ID method, measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
24. Natural occuring, inorganic solid
26. ID method, how reflective of light a mineral is
29. Hardest mineral on Moh's Scale of Hardness
31. Mineral group composed of a metallic element and a carbonate ion

1. Minerals that were dissolved, that get left behind when the liquid gets evaporated
2. Minerals have a definite ___ structure
3. Mineral group containing sulfur
4. The process of removing ores from the ground
5. Most common mineral group
6. Mineral group that are compounds of metal atoms and oxygen
7. ID method, the distinct shape of a mineral
8. When you add more of a dissolved substance to a fully saturated liquid
10. Meaning they are not made from living organisms
11. Minerals have ____ when they split easily along planes
15. Mineral that is useful
19. A three dimensional shape that resembled a pyramid, quality of silicates
23. Mineral group containing saltes, such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, etc.
25. A solid material where the atoms are formed into repeating, arranged patterns
27. ID method, the least reliable for a mineral's identity though a very obvious one, involves appearance
28. The term for magma that has reached the surface of Earth
30. ___'s scale of hardness, a chart listing the relative hardness of minerals