Minerals

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Across
  1. 2. A common mineral that breaks along rough or jagged edges.
  2. 3. Different minerals can be used as tools depending on the _______.
  3. 5. Mass divided by volume.
  4. 8. A common mineral that breaks along smooth flat surfaces.
  5. 10. A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid.
  6. 11. Weight compared with the weight of an equal volume of water.
  7. 15. Hot, melted rock beneath earths surface.
  8. 16. Name given to the scale of hardness.
  9. 17. One of the softest known minerals.
  10. 20. A mineral may be composed of more than one __________.
  11. 21. A crystal system depends upon the way ______ line up.
Down
  1. 1. The property of a mineral that shows how it reflects light.
  2. 4. Most industrial diamonds and other gems are _________.
  3. 6. Minerals containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more other element.
  4. 7. A durable light weight metal derived from minerals such as ilmenite or rutile.
  5. 9. A solid with a repeating arrangement of atoms.
  6. 12. The property of a mineral that causes it to break in a smooth, flat plane.
  7. 13. The property of a mineral that causes it to break with rough of jagged edges.
  8. 14. Valuable, rare, and beautiful minerals.
  9. 18. Mineral deposits left behind that fill in the open spaces created by weaknesses in rock formations.
  10. 19. The property of a mineral that shows the color of its powder.
  11. 22. Minerals that can be sold for a profit