Minerals Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. This is used to scratch the minerals. It is stronger than a fingernail, but weaker than an iron nail.
  2. 4. For a mineral's breakage, it can be cleavage or _______.
  3. 8. The crystal shape for Quartz.
  4. 9. The crystal shape for Halite.
  5. 10. A test that shows how strong a mineral is.
  6. 11. A nonmetallic mineral that has a hardness of 7 (it cannot be scratched by many minerals).
  7. 15. A mineral with cubic cleavage and a metallic luster.
  8. 17. A test that shows how a mineral reflects light.
  9. 18. The Mica minerals have this unique property in thin sheets
Down
  1. 1. This mineral is attracted to a magnet.
  2. 3. This mineral is either Muscovite or Biotite.
  3. 5. This crystal shape belongs to mineral D from our mineral identification activity.
  4. 6. You can scratch this mineral with your fingernail.
  5. 7. This element is what gives this mineral its pink color.
  6. 12. This mineral has 12-Oxygen atoms in it.
  7. 13. The composition of this mineral is CaCO3.
  8. 14. A mineral with a metallic luster and a gold color.
  9. 15. If a mineral can scratch this, it is stronger than 5.5.
  10. 16. A test that shows a mineral's true color.