Across
- 2. they are not made from living organisms
- 4. mineral on Moh's Scale of Hardness
- 6. have ____ when they split easily along planes
- 7. that are highly valued due to being rare, and pretty. Often used in jewelry
- 8. that were dissolved, that get left behind when the liquid gets evaporated
- 14. group containing sulfur
- 20. three dimensional shape that resembled a pyramid, quality of silicates
- 21. method, involves rubbing mineral on a porcelain plate to see te qualities of what is left behind
- 23. group that are compounds of metal atoms and oxygen
- 25. method, the least reliable for a mineral's identity though a very obvious one, involves appearance
- 28. method, the distinct shape of a mineral
- 29. method, measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
- 30. group containing saltes, such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, etc.
- 31. group containing sulfate
Down
- 1. process of removing ores from the ground
- 3. group found as lone elements, such as gold, platinum, etc. (not combined with any other atom)
- 5. common mineral group
- 9. a liquid reaches maximum capacity of held dissolved substance
- 10. method, how much matter or mass is contained in a set volume
- 11. method, how the mineral feels
- 12. term for subterranean lava
- 13. you add more of a dissolved substance to a fully saturated liquid
- 15. method, measure of the jagged or smooth nature of edges
- 16. term for magma that has reached the surface of Earth
- 17. scale of hardness, a chart listing the relative hardness of minerals
- 18. group composed of a metallic element and a carbonate ion
- 19. occuring, inorganic solid
- 22. have a definite ___ structure
- 24. ___ of magma cooling determines the size of mineral crystals formed
- 25. solid material where the atoms are formed into repeating, arranged patterns
- 26. method, how reflective of light a mineral is
- 27. that is useful