Rocks and Minerals
Across
- 3. is one of the most reliable ways to identify a mineral
- 4. a fracture that is rough or irregular
- 6. the number of minerals compared on the hardness scale
- 12. last name of the mineralogist that created the hardness scale
- 13. the gemstone of the month with spring break
- 14. the type of fracture that results in a smooth curve
- 17. the the gemstone of the month we start summer break
- 18. softest mineral on the hardness scale
- 20. minerals react with this substance in a test tube to determine reactivity
- 21. rocks can be made from these
Down
- 1. where minerals naturally occur
- 2. physical property that is either shiny or dull
- 5. type of luster that is dull or non-reflective
- 7. the color a mineral displays in powdered form
- 8. this type of property describes with identifying minerals
- 9. type of luster that describes sulfur
- 10. this comes in a variety of hues and can is a physical property of minerals
- 11. number seven on the hardness scale
- 12. type of luster that is shiny or reflective
- 15. hardest mineral on the hardness scale
- 16. this is the type of luster that describes graphite
- 19. luster is described as the way a minerals surface reflects this